PSA:
check your Chrome browser on Android for these settings(see screenshot)
make sure they are all toggled OFF
srsly toggle them OFF
you'll find the settings section under "security and privacy"
@ecksmc
Or use a security and privacy-hardened Chromium fork that has all of this nastiness disabled already.
I was using Bromite for a long time until development stagnated. Fortunately, others have taken up the torch.
@voltronic i did try that on a chromebook in dev mode a while back - think it was you who ,mentioned it btw - i'm currently on chromebook inn stable mode so can't use that unfortunately
but it is a good alternative
Ungoogled Chromium is also good Ungoogled Chromium is considered a privacy friendly alternative also Ungoogled Chromium will not track you or use your personal data - can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
@voltronic also Vivaldi is extremely customizable, presenting a wide range of settings and built-in features designed to put the user in control.
Vivaldi has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
Real privacy at the core
unplugged google
@ecksmc
You may have missed my reply to J about Vivaldi. I wouldn't want to use it based on results here, where it is one of the worst tested browsers for tracking protection.
@voltronic didn't know that thanks for the heads up
firefox focus seems to be do well - i use that mostly on my android
i would use brave more but it's a pain on my chromebook when on stable channel having yo use the android app version - when on dev channel i can instal via linux which is better
duckduckgo browser also have to use that via android on ChromeOS and it keeps crashing every few minutes i found
i like chrome anyway with all my extensions and tweaks i have done