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Why do people use Google Chrome?
kureshii:
Ctrl-D always works.
lothar863:
I have an android phone and it meshes well with the market,google voice, gmail, google docs, and various other apps I use on a daily basis.
Tegh:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on September 05, 2011, 11:31:07 PM ---I am considering Chrome from Google at the moment. My friend said I should try it out now. My question falls on their privacy statement - do they keep track of what you do without your notice? Like, using Google pretty much save history there and they can pull it out anytime. I'm just a little confused on that part and I'd like to be corrected. Thanks.
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Alright you're not the only one with this question but this should make it a bit easier to understand.
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/privacy.html
That not only tells you exactly (down to the normal user understanding anyway) what info the browser takes and why. Also, how to turn off Any/ALL of those features.
Basically they use the info for two major reasons, making the Google search engine better, by having a larger data pool to look at for web browsing history (Many low level or beginning sites will pad the numbers to be ranked higher by Google...), and the other is the Ad info talked about earlier. All of those can be stopped/turned off without much hassle, so the fuss is actually really funny.
Chrome's my main browser, love the thing. It's fast, sleek, and the interface is VERY well made. Security is top notch too. Only "known" hack is by a company that "won't release the details of the hack." lol (BTW if that concerns anyone, it's due to a Microsoft error and not actually Chrome, making the statement even funnier.) Oh and the same Adblocker used on FF is being produced for Chrome, just a bit tougher to find. Don't really see a reason not to use it!
Kyrdua:
^ there's also SRWare Iron for the paranoid. lol.
CvP:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on September 08, 2011, 05:38:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: rathoriel on September 07, 2011, 02:05:23 PM ---IE 8! why download a browser when you get one free..i tried firefox...dont like it and IE9 blows i dont like how it handles downloads like firefox.
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What the hell? Do you understand how outdated and absolutely horrible, both security-wise and speed-wise, any IE before version 9 is?
Tell you what. The Acid3 test is a widely accepted testing tool to see how well browsers conform to worldwide standards. Try it here. At the time of its creation, it was designed such that every browser in existence failed the test. Even now, only a small number of browsers pass the test with 100%.
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Acid3 is a bullshit test. It is better than html5test though.
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