Chrome is the most used browser worldwide, and one of the ones with the highest level of security, although the issue of privacy has always been a controversial point. The fact that Google, a company whose specialty is advertising, is in charge of its development causes that not a few users doubt that they can use our data for their benefit without our consent.
Despite the doubts we may have about Chrome and its level of privacy , the popular browser includes a series of settings and tools that we can configure to keep our privacy safe. That is why today we are going to give you four basic tips to improve our privacy when we use Chrome, without the need to resort to third-party services.
Do not allow websites to obtain our location
Our location is one of the most requested data by a large number of websites, so we must prevent them from having access to it without our consent. For this we must access the “Chrome Settings” by clicking on the three points in the upper right and clicking on “Settings”. Later we go to the “Privacy and Security” section and access the “Website Configuration”. Here, within the “Permissions” tab, we will find the “Location” section. Click on it and select the option to Ask before accessing . In this way, every time a website wants to access our location, a floating window will appear. , asking for permission, which we can reject without problem and in this way prevent access to our location to maintain our privacy.
Block third party cookies
Cookies are data that a page sends to our browser that can be used for different functions. On the one hand, it serves to remember our access to the web and keep the session started, but on the other it also collects information about our denial and the webs we visit . That is why we must control. To do this, from the Chrome settings area, within the “Website Settings”, click on “Cookies and site data”. We will see several options, the most important of which is to have the Block third-party cookies activated, as they are in charge of tracking us.
Manage the data that Google saves from our browsing
It is possible to decide at any time what type of data about our navigation Google can save about us, by entering the web myaccount.google.com . Once inside we must click on the option “Data and personalization” that appears in the left column. Next, we go to the “Controls of your account activity” section, and deactivate everything that does not interest us, especially the Activity option on the web and applications . In this way, everything we do when we browse will stop being saved.
Turn off Google Activity Control
In addition to the data that it stores through Chrome, Google may collect our browsing data when we log in with our account, since at that time it saves all of our browsing history . This option is activated by default when we create a Google account. Luckily it is something that we can deactivate or activate at all times.
To do this, it will only be necessary to log in to Google and access the Activity Control page of our account. Here we will find that the “Activity on the Web and Applications” is marked, so we must click on the switch to deactivate the service that is responsible for saving all our history. We keep the box “Include Chrome history and the activity of websites, applications and devices that use Google services”.
