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Configure Chrome

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About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.

These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.

This category contains scripts that adjust Google Chrome settings to enhance privacy, security, and potentially improve system performance

Google Chrome collects a variety of data:

  • Browsing Data: URLs, cached content, and IP addresses from visited pages 1.
  • Personal Information and Passwords: Data used to autofill forms and sign into sites 1.
  • Cookies and Site Data: Information from websites you visit 1.
  • Download Records: Details of your internet downloads 1.
  • Usage Statistics and Crash Reports: Includes performance stats and crash data 1.
  • Media Licenses and Identifiers: Locally stored session identifiers and media licenses 1.
  • Location Data: Estimated location based on Wi-Fi and cell signal data 1.
  • Information for Web Services: Data sent to Google during the use of web services 1.
  • Search and Navigation Data: Data typed into the omnibox for search predictions 1.
  • Autofill and Payment Information: Information about web forms, passwords, and payment methods stored for autofill 1.
  • Sync Data: Browsing history and other browser settings synced across devices 1.
  • Incognito and Guest Mode Data: Data not saved when using these browser modes 1.

This data collection raises privacy concerns because it can be used for personal identification, targeted advertising, and product improvement 1. Additionally, Google Chrome may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with third parties like publishers and advertisers 1.

These scripts enable you to configure Google Chrome to limit these data collection practices, enhancing your online privacy, security, and system performance.

Safe for General Use

This category is recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

Apply now​

These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.

Choose one of two ways to apply:

  1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
  2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy​

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.

Open privacy.sexy

It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application.

privacy.sexy instructions
  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Configure Chrome.
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

Alternative 2. Download​

Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Reversible

This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.

Standard​

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Explore further​

This category includes total of 4 scripts and 1 subcategories.

Explore its 2 subscripts and 1 subcategories:

Disable outdated Chrome Software Reporter Tool

This script blocks the execution of the Chrome Software Reporter Tool, enhancing your privacy by preventing unnecessary data transmissions to Google, and boosting system performance through reduced resource consumption. This tool is also known as the Software Reporter Tool, Software Reporter Tool for Chrome Cleanup, Chrome Cleanup Tool and Software Removal Tool. It exists in Google Chrome versions prior to v111. Newer versions of Google Chrome do not include this tool. This tool scans fo...

Disable Chrome metrics reporting

This script disables Chrome's metrics reporting, enhancing user privacy and system performance. By default, Chrome may send anonymous usage and crash-related data to Google. If no user preference is set, Chrome follows the initial choice made during installation or first run. This script ensures that anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data is stopped, preventing this data from being sent to Google. Additionally, it locks this setting, making it immutable by users. Disabling this feat...

Explore Categories​

This action belongs to Configure browsers category. This category includes scripts that enhance privacy by adjusting browsers to prevent tracking, minimize data leaks, and restrict personalized ads. These changes help protect user privacy across different web browsers and optimize system performance by reducing privacy-invasive processing. Read more on category page ▶

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