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If I were a betting woman, I’d guess you use Google Chrome. It’s far and away the world’s most popular browser. However, I wouldn’t recommend it if you are looking for privacy. Check out my privacy-ranked browsers.
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Chrome is an excellent browser. It can be improved.
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It’s important to start with the basics
Before you get to settings, make sure Chrome is current. This happens automatically when you shut down and reopen the program, but it’s worth checking now and again.
Next, open Chrome and tap the Three vertical dotsYour profile icon is located to the right.
Hover over the drop-down menu Help Select Google Chrome.
If an update becomes available, it will begin. Click Relaunch To finish.
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1. Crack your account more difficult
Your Google account is tied to your Chrome profile. Two-factor authentication (or two-factor verification) adds the ability to verify your identity. Additional layer of securityTo your account
Once it’s set up, you’ll need to sign in to Google using two things: something you know (your Password) and something that you already have (such as your phone). You only need this if you are signing on with a new phone.
Here’s how to set it up for Google:
Go to myaccount.google.com.
Select Security on the left panel.
Click Sign in to Google and select 2-Step verification. Then, click Get Started.
Follow the steps on-screen.
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2. Run Chrome’s Safety Check tool
Chrome’s Safety Check scans your account for compromised passwords and available updates. Safe Browsing is also turned on by Chrome. This allows you to be notified of potentially harmful websites and warns you if they are.
A Safety Check can be done at any time.
Next, open Chrome and tap the Three vertical dotsYour profile icon is located to the right.
Choose Settings > Security and privacy Start at the left panel.
Select an option under Safety Check Get it now.
Follow the instructions on the screen to select the item. Chrome scans for malware extensions and compromised passwords.
File photo: Sundar Pichai (ex-senior vice president of Google Chrome) speaks at the Google I/O Conference at Moscone Centre in San Francisco, California, June 28, 2012.
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3. Extensions could put you at risk
Extensions can be used to enhance your existing features. Your browser. You can think of coupon finders, grammar checks, and screenshot tools. Not all extensions are useful. Some can track you on the internet and hog your bandwidth. Others may infect your computer even with malware.
It’s not just unknown downloads, either. Recent detections of malware in five extensions with over 1.4million downloads have led to the discovery of five extensions. Click or tap the link to check if there is one.
Unsure of what is safe? Chrome assigns a “Featured” badge to extensions that follow Google’s “technical best practices and meet a high standard of user experience and design.”
It’s also helpful to search the web for phrases like, “Is (the extension you’re using) safe to use?”
Here’s how to remove an extension from Chrome:
Open ChromeNext, tap the Three vertical dotsYour profile icon is located to the right.
Hover over More tools Select Extensions.
Click Take out Click the extension you want removed, and then click Take out again.
4. Allow HTTPS-First mode
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), is used to load pages via hypertext links. HTTP websites are not secure. That’s why you should stick to sites that start with HTTPS. Secure is the extra “S”. This encrypts a website’s content.
Chrome’s HTTPS-First mode attempts to load all sites over HTTPS and displays a warning before visiting a site that doesn’t support it. Here’s how to enable it:
Open ChromeNext, tap the Three vertical dotsYour profile icon is located to the right.
Choose Settings > Privacy and securityThen, Security.
Slide the toggle to the right in the Advanced section. Use secure connections whenever possibleTo enable it, click the button to the right.
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5. Incognito mode is a dangerous one
No, Incognito Mode does Not Keep everything private. It does have some uses, but let’s be clear. Incognito Mode doesn’t hide your activity from the websites you visit. You can still be tracked by your ISP, your data can still get shared with third-parties, and you can still be traced.
So what does it do exactly? When you surf the web incognito, your browser doesn’t save your browsing history, cookies, site data or information you enter in forms. It does however save any bookmarks or files downloaded during the session.
Incognito has a few advantages that I believe are especially valuable: shopping, keeping embarrassing searches from your history, and keeping work and home separate.
Click or tap to see my tips on how to use Incognito to its full potential.
The Google logo is displayed at Google headquarters in Mountain View on September 2, 2015.
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