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Google Chrome, the world’s best browser.

In the 10 years since launch, users and positive reviews have been far ahead.

But just after the release of the 10th anniversary edition, it has recently become a collective diss browser by foreign netizens – because of privacy concerns.

There are two main charges:

One, you can’t delete the cookies when browsing Google pages with Chrome, and Google secretly helps you remember all the things you search silently.

When you log in to Gmail from a colleague’s computer, your Google account is logged in to that computer’s Chrome account, and your colleagues will know what video gadgets and hair transplant orders are stored in your favorites.

As a result, Chrome is under siege in September.

What’s going on here?

Endless cookies

Yesterday, Google was accused of making “dirty tricks” with its Chrome browser.

Specifically, when you use a delete cookie, Chrome will tell you that you are logged out of most websites, but not your Google account.

Seeing this, I immediately opened Chrome on my computer, and sure enough, it did.

That’s not all.

The Chrome “clear browsing data” – > “cookies and other site data” operation does not delete localStorage, the user said. No, he later said, cookies can be deleted, but when deleted, they immediately become “nirvana.” Anyway, it’s still there.

Anyone who knows knows, it’s a great way for advertisers and others to track you online…

In the case of a cookie on a website, it’s what you do on a website, what pages you see, what content you type.

The point is, Chorme is a browser, Google is a search engine, and it’s a big way station into the web world.

If Google’s cookies can’t be deleted… What happens? Did you hear a voice hovering around: boy, look where you run ~

When those tweets came out, they kind of exploded.

There were more than 1,400 retweets and 2,000 likes on Twitter.

It’s not much compared to Twitter’s overall user base, but on Hacker News it’s a real hit, with 2,243 points and over 740 comments in just 16 hours.

It’s on Twitter, it’s on Hacker News, it’s everything.

Angry comments section

Many users expressed their frustration.

Delete all cookies. For Chrome to understand, this means “delete cookies other than Google cookies.”

Probably no one likes it when your meaning is misinterpreted.

But there is no reason for it. It can be summed up in two words: power.

In four words, ultimate power (pictured above).

Can’t fight, can only run. Everyone said, “You’ve already switched to the xyz browser, you should use this one.”

All the way faithful Firefox party people, below the situation that comes before numerous new appointe for refuge, also more firm oneself beginner’s mind.

In addition, Chromium is a common place to go after Chrome.

In addition to the browser to change, search engines are also recommended.

DuckDuckGo is a popular option.

Of course, there are those outside of Google’s browser exodus who aren’t impressed.

For a relatively calm perspective on melon eating, please refer to:

Escape from Chrome is not enough? Google’s data collection is everywhere:

Use Bing search and get rid of your Android devices. If you’re using Google Analytics, why not find an alternative?

Google is a spy on you. Stay as far away as possible.

The implication is that escape is not realistic, or accept fate.

It rains all night

Cookies aren’t the only thing these days.

Chrome has also come under fire from the press and industry insiders for a feature in the new version (Chrome 69).

On the new Chrome, it will automatically sign you into your Google account whenever you’re logged into your Gmail account.

See, it’s smart. It’s easy.

But it’s creepy to think about it the other way around. What privacy do you have in front of Google?

A lot of people aren’t happy about it, Posting their opinions and calling for people to flee Chrome.

Matthew Green, for example, is a cryptographer and a university professor. Recently, I published a blog post, saying that Chrome’s approach is too far, although I used to love Chrome, but because of this problem, I still give up. It warns that “user trust is a non-renewable resource.”

Katharine Schwab, assistant editor of Fast Company magazine, also wrote on the site that she had called for people to leave Chrome earlier this year, and now what are we waiting for?

The discussion on Hacker News is more diverse, with many people saying they’ve been moving away from Chrome for a long time. Some warned people not to upgrade and so on.

A few people suggested how to turn off automatic login, but received this response:

“Ditch Chrome, life is short.”

Others say Google continues to wage war on its users.

Yes, a quick look at Google’s history shows that these things are not new.

Google’s Privacy past

This is not the first time Google has stumbled over privacy issues that have touched sensitive Americans.

The geographical position

Last month, “Unlockable geography” was unearthed by the Associated Press.

For android and iOS users, Google’s APP records your location and allows you to turn it on or off.

But Google is different.

Most Google apps pop up a window first:

Is location information allowed?

YES or NO.

Once you select “NO,” the APP is supposed to know nothing about you. But at Google, NO NO NO, there is NO such thing. Even if you’re NO, the Google APP still thinks YES, and it’s still recording your data as if nothing has happened.

When you open Google Maps, for example, Google stores your location; Android’s daily weather feature also keeps track of location. But some functions, such as searching for “chocolate chip cookies,” a snack found around the world, are clearly not affected by location.

The Associated Press gave an explanation for the behavior: the father of Google’s advertiser client.

Since 2014, Google has allowed advertisers to track the effectiveness of ads online, a feature that relies on a user’s historical location.

“Sorry,” Google responded, “but if you want to turn it off completely, please turn it off in one of the many hidden options in your system Settings.”

Gmail has been hacked

In addition to location, Gmail email information is another area where Google often “peeps” into users’ privacy.

Last year, Google shut down Gmail scanning for targeted ads, but in July, the Wall Street Journal found that Google had given access to Gmail messages to third-party developers, even though it could no longer scan messages itself.

These third-party software developers scan the inboxes of tens of millions of Gmail users and use the data to train tools such as shopping comparison and automated travel route planning.

However, users who had their data taken by third parties were kept in the dark.

If there is a fine, it may be underwear

These privacy issues are still being settled, and Google is paying real money for the old one.

In 2013, Google faced privacy investigations in six European countries over the terms of its cloud services. Spain issued the first fine, claiming that Google had violated Spanish data protection laws by unilaterally integrating personal information without telling users. Spain fined Google 900,000 euros, or about $1.23 million.

In 2012, the federal trade commission charges of Google fool millions of Safari users, let them think that as long as you don’t modify the browser’s privacy Settings, Google will not be able to track their online activities, practical, but using a special code, but to bypass Safari privacy Settings, to track the user’s online habits. Google later paid a then-record $22.5 million civil penalty.

If the geolocation issue is upheld by the U.S. Justice Department, the fine for violating a user’s privacy in Arizona can be $10,000, depending on state law. Arizona’s population reached 7.01 million in 2017. Guess how many of those 7 million people don’t use Google?

Separately, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May, allows companies that breach privacy laws to face fines of up to 4% of their global revenues or 20 million euros ($23.2 million), whichever is higher.

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, generated $110.8 billion in revenue last year. 4% is more than $4.4 billion, which is a lot of money.

Let’s wish Google good luck.

Google responded to

Google is finally having a hard time sitting on its hands when it comes to the latest Chrome outrage.

Chrome’s product manager announced today in a post on Google’s blog that some changes will be made in the next update to Chrome70. There are three main points:

First, provide a control that gives the user control. If you disable auto-login, Chrome will not automatically log in to any Google site.

Second, make changes to the UI to make it more clear to users that their account status and whether or not they are synchronizing information.

Third, change the authentication method of cookies, as long as you delete cookies, whether Google or not, will be deleted.

The new version will be released in mid-October.

In addition, it faces increasing pressure from the government. Google has also made greater moves to protect users’ privacy.

According to media reports, Google has hired Keith Enright, the company’s longtime privacy lawyer, as its chief privacy officer, who will be responsible for setting strategy on privacy issues. He will also represent Google at some of those hearings in Washington on Wednesday.

According to Reuters, Keith Enright submitted an affidavit saying:

We acknowledge that we have made mistakes in the past, learned from them and improved our privacy programs.

But by all indications, this is a long-term process. What would change for a giant like Google, which relies on user data for its livelihood? What can be changed?

As this article was being written, someone else (@JonathanMayer) tweeted that if you want to save your home and business addresses in Google Maps, you’ll have to allow the service to track your movements.

OMT

At the beginning of the article, I mentioned that our Chrome browser Settings are no different from those of overseas users. But why is nothing happening at home? Really as Director Li said, we are not very concerned about privacy?