The Sun has contacted Google for comment. Why you should delete Google Chrome Google’s Chrome browser is a privacy nightmare in itself, because all you activity within the browser can then be linked to your Google account. The tech giant advised its 2.6 billion users to be in the know in a new blog post, revealing four “high” vulnerabilities – days after uncovering the 12th and 13th “zero day” exploits of Chrome, Forbes reported.
Last month, Google Chrome users were warned of “several high-level hacks of browser “for the second time this week, according to reports. On Android, Chrome can be cleaned by disabling the stock browser in settings. The research, he said, revealed how the browser allows mobile websites to exploit the device’s sensors.Īpple disables access to the motion sensor by default.īut Google not only allows access, but also tells users that this is a “recommended” setting to keep on, Doffman said. While you browse further, cookies allow the website to keep track of all the products you've added to your cart. It comes as Facebook is accused of exploiting people’s critical private data by using accelerometer data as a means to pinpoint locations and surreptitiously track app users and monitor activity.īut Forbes cybersecurity writer Zak Doffman warned, “While Facebook collects this information for itself, Chrome is happy to collect it for others, which essentially results in some extremely sensitive information about each of your activities, all your behaviors. You will have the best user experience on the website if you accept cookies, but denying cookies may make it more difficult for you to use the website. 1 Google users have been urged to remove Chromeįorbes reports that this latest Big Tech privacy nightmare could give users a reason to remove Chrome from their phones.
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