Browser Privacy

Stop Your Browser From Tracking Everything You Do: 5 Settings You Should Change Right Now Your web browser knows more about you than you probably realize. Every site you visit, every search you type, and every product you linger on gets recorded—often shared with advertisers and data brokers by default. The good news: you don’t need to be a tech expert to take back some control. Changing a handful of settings in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox will significantly reduce the amount of data your browser sends to Google, Microsoft, and the sites you visit. ...

Your Browser Knows Too Much: 5 Privacy Settings to Change Now Every time you open a browser, a quiet collection effort begins. Websites, advertisers, and analytics scripts log your searches, page visits, clicks, and even how long you linger on a paragraph. Most of this data flows to third parties you’ve never heard of, used to target ads and build profiles. If that thought makes you uncomfortable, you’re not alone. The good news: you can turn most of it off with a handful of setting changes. ...

Chrome Quietly Dropped Its On-Device AI Privacy Promise—Here’s What to Do If you use Google Chrome and have noticed new AI features appearing in the browser, you may have also noticed that a key privacy assurance quietly disappeared. Until recently, Chrome’s documentation stated that its “on-device AI” features processed everything locally and did not send data to Google’s servers. That claim has now been removed, and there is evidence that Chrome is also installing a large AI model on users’ computers without clear, upfront consent. Here is what changed, why it matters, and what you can do about it. ...

Google Quietly Removes Chrome’s Privacy Promise for On-Device AI — What It Means for You For years, one of Chrome’s biggest selling points for its on‑device AI features was a clear statement: “Your data never leaves your device.” That promise gave users a reason to trust that their browsing habits, chat prompts, or other personal information stayed local. But recently, that language disappeared. Here is what we know about the change, what it could mean for your privacy, and how you can check your own settings. ...

Chrome Quietly Removed a Privacy Promise About Its On-Device AI. Here’s What to Know. If you use Google Chrome, you may have noticed it recently installed a built-in AI model on your computer. What you might not have noticed is that Google also deleted a sentence that explicitly said this on-device AI does not send data to its servers. ...

Chrome Just Quietly Deleted Its Privacy Promise for On-Device AI — Here’s What to Do Google has removed a long-standing privacy promise from Chrome that assured users on-device AI features would not send data to its servers. The change, first reported by Decrypt on May 7, 2026, happened without a public announcement or clear notification to users. If you use Chrome’s built-in AI tools—such as smart reply, tab organization, or image description generation—this shift could affect how your data is handled. ...

Chrome Drops Its Privacy Promise for On-Device AI – Here’s What to Do Now A few weeks ago, Google quietly updated Chrome’s privacy policy. The change may seem small on paper, but for anyone who pays attention to how their data gets handled, it matters. The company removed a specific pledge that on-device AI features in Chrome would not send any data to Google’s servers. If you’ve been relying on that promise to use features like smart text selection or page summarisation without worrying about your information leaving your machine, it’s time to take a closer look. ...

Shift’s New Browser Promises Private AI – Here’s What to Know The past few years have made one thing clear: many people no longer trust the default choices for browsing the web. Between data collection, tracking, and the latest wave of AI tools that phone home with your queries, the idea of a browser that respects privacy has become more appealing than ever. Into that gap steps Shift, a company best known for its desktop email and app integration tool, which is now launching a browser it claims puts privacy first — especially when it comes to AI. ...

Shift Browser Promises Privacy-First AI: Should You Switch? Every few months, another story breaks about an AI tool quietly feeding user data back to its parent company. Whether it’s a chatbot recording conversations or a browser extension sending browsing history to a third party, the pattern is consistent. Against that backdrop, a company called Shift has launched a browser that claims to offer built-in AI features without collecting or sharing your personal data. The product is being marketed as a privacy-first alternative to Chrome, Edge, and other browsers that have added AI assistants over the past year. ...

How to Spot a Malicious Chrome Extension (and Why Productivity Tools Are a Target) If you use Chrome for work, chances are you rely on at least a handful of extensions. A grammar checker, a PDF tool, a password manager, a meeting scheduler—they all promise to save time or improve efficiency. But in recent months, security researchers have documented a troubling trend: attackers are exploiting the reputation of these “productivity” extensions to turn them into backdoors into corporate networks and personal accounts. ...