Monday, December 22, 2008

Google frees Chrome from Privacy Concerns

Google Chrome has always been appreciated for its lightweight look and for its lightning speed of JavaScript engine.  With the market share of near about 1% , Google chrome is lacking behind in the race because it lacks add-ons , extensions and RSS feed. And the other important thing is Google has removed the beta tag from Google chrome may be it’s a move that was probably made in preparation for Google's upcoming bundling deals with PC manufacturers.

As most of us know that Google can track our data… there are few users which are still uncomfortable with that. But don’t worry Google have an answer for that and we have solution to your browser problems as well. And luckily Google has provided 3 options for that.

1. Chrome Privacy Guard

Google has provided chrome with an option called Chrome Privacy Guard. With this tool you can automatically delete the unique Client ID that Google assigns to your Chrome installation. This tool automatically deletes unique ID before each run of Chrome. To use Chrome Privacy Guard, you launch an executable file ChromePrivacyGuard.exe instead of launching the browser itself. The tool cans the "Local State" file inside the Chrome directory and removes all information regarding the Client ID. It then automatically starts Chrome.

2. UnChrome

The way Privacy guard removes the unique ID from the browser. In the same manner UnChrome removes the unique ID form the browser. The only difference is that this option of UnChrome removes the unique ID forever by running this tool just once. After you download and run the tool. You will see a pop up advertisement for the developer's other applications, but again, it's only a one-time thing. Afterwards, your browser will forever have the unique ID removed.

3. Iron

Iron is a fork of Chrome's Chromium core, the open source project behind Google Chrome. Developed by a German software company, Iron goes even further than the above tools to protect your privacy. Where the other tools simply remove the unique ID from Google's version of the Chrome browser, Iron is actually its own, separate browser. In addition to removing the unique ID, Iron also makes sure that no user-specific info is sent to Google, including crash reports. When you enter in a URL incorrectly, Iron does not present any alternative error messages like Chrome does.

Seems Google has started working on its shortcoming… which is really great. Chrome has the features of a good Browser but lack of add-ons and extensions are its obstacles … which hopefully Google is going to face and solve them.

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