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Google Chrome

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Google Chrome 75 on Microsoft Windows 10
Google Chrome 75 on Microsoft Windows 10
Basic data

developer Google LLC
Publishing year 2008
Current  version 85.0.4183.83
( August 25, 2020 )
operating system Windows (from Windows 7 ), macOS (from Yosemite ), GNU / Linux x64 , Android (from Android 5), iOS (from iOS 12), iPadOS , Google Chrome OS
programming language C ++ , C , Java (Android app), JavaScript , Python
category Web browser
License Freeware
German speaking Yes
google.de/chrome

Google Chrome is a web browser from the US company Google LLC . It has been the most widely used browser in the world since May 2012.

Google publishes large parts of the source code of Google Chrome in the open source project Chromium .

history

First publications and suitability for common operating systems

The first release was a Windows version with the version number 0.2 on September 2, 2008. The first stable version 1 followed on December 11, 2008. With version 4, the first version that ran on Linux and Mac OS X was released as a beta version. With version 5 these were published in a stable version.

From February 7, 2012, the manufacturer offered the first version 16.0-based pre-release version of the browser for Android . According to Google, the main focus in developing the browser was on speed and security. Compared to the desktop version, Chrome for smartphones has a redesigned view in which tabs are stacked on top of each other.

Google Chrome has also been available for iOS since June 28, 2012 . Since Apple does not allow alternative browser engines for iOS, the HTML rendering engine and the JavaScript implementation are based on the iOS component "WKWebView". Google's JavaScript implementation V8 is therefore also not available on this platform. According to Sundar Pichai , who was still a Chrome developer at the time, these concessions were necessary to make Google Chrome available on iOS. The app requires at least iOS 9.0 and supports both iPhone , iPod touch and the larger screen of the iPad . As in Chrome for Android, all bookmarks, open tabs and passwords can be synchronized with Chrome for iOS, as long as users log in with a Google account .

The browser is an integral part of the in-house operating system Chrome OS .

Versions

Up to version 6, a major version was published roughly every four months, and since summer 2010 every six to seven weeks. In between, intermediate versions ("minor update") appear in order to eliminate serious security and stability problems.

In addition to stable versions, Google Chrome offers three pre-release versions: Beta , Dev (Developer), and Canary . The beta and dev versions are released for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. These versions are not installed separately on all desktop operating systems, but replace the previous Chrome installation.

Chrome Canary logo

Compared to the beta and dev versions, the Canary version is installed separately next to the other Google Chrome version. The Canary Build is created automatically from the latest version of the Chromium open source project and is therefore no longer tested before it is released. This version is available for Android , Windows and Apple's macOS . Canary is English for canary and is symbolic of the use of canaries as warning birds in mining , so it means that errors in the canary build should be detected before they are passed on to more stable versions.

The Courgette data compression system developed for this purpose is used so that the file size of the updates is as small as possible .

Version history of the desktop version (Windows, Linux, macOS)
Browser version Engine version publication Notes and important changes
milestone Build WebKit or Blink V8
Older version; no longer supported: 0.2 149 522 0.3 September 2, 2008
  • First release as a beta version for Windows
Older version; no longer supported: 0.3 154 October 29, 2008
  • Improved plugin stability
Older version; no longer supported: 0.4 525 November 24, 2008
  • Bookmark manager with export and import
  • Privacy section in the options
  • Security updates
Older version; no longer supported: 1.0 528 December 11, 2008
  • First stable version
Older version; no longer supported: 2.0 172 530 0.4 May 24, 2009
  • Full screen mode
  • JavaScript accelerated
  • Mouse wheel support
Older version; no longer supported: 3.0 195 532 1.2 September 15, 2009
  • New "New Tab" page
  • faster JavaScript
  • Support for HTML5 video and audio tags and themes
Older version; no longer supported: 4.0 249 532.5 1.3 January 25, 2010
Older version; no longer supported: 4.1 March 17, 2010
Older version; no longer supported: 5.0 375 533 2.1 May 25, 2010
  • First official version for Linux and Mac
  • faster JavaScript
  • Zoom settings are saved per page
  • better HTML5 support
  • Bookmark manager as a tab
  • Synchronization of browser settings
  • Integrated flash plugin
  • Bug fixes
Older version; no longer supported: 6.0 472 534.3 2.2 September 2, 2010
  • new design of the Omnibox (address line)
  • Up to 15% faster JavaScript
  • Autofill function
  • Synchronization of extensions and autofill
  • Support of the WebM format
  • Bug fixes
Older version; no longer supported: 7.0 517 534.7 2.3.11 October 19, 2010
  • Better HTML5 support, easier cookie blocking, faster JavaScript, file API, fixes hundreds of bugs
Older version; no longer supported: 8.0 552 534.10 2.4.9 December 2, 2010
  • Integrated PDF viewer
  • "About: flags" for activating advance functions such as hardware acceleration by graphics card or instant search
  • Around 800 bug fixes
Older version; no longer supported: 9.0 597 534.13 2.5.9 February 3, 2011
  • Flash sandbox, Adobe Flash Player 10.2
  • Chrome Instant (optional)
  • Support for WebGL and WebP
  • Google Cloud Print (Beta)
  • Bug fixes
Older version; no longer supported: 10.0 648 534.16 3.0.12 March 8, 2011
  • Print preview, faster JavaScript with Crankshaft compiler, more HTML5 support, settings than tabs, video hardware acceleration, sandbox for Adobe Flash under Windows, optional password synchronization
Older version; no longer supported: 11.0 696 534.24 3.1.8 April 27, 2011
  • HTML5 Speech Input API, "Speechify" (speech recognition)
  • New graphics system
  • IndexedDB
  • Silverlight update to version 4
  • Bug fixes
Older version; no longer supported: 12.0 742 534.30 3.2.10 June 7, 2011
  • Selection of several tabs (with Strg)
  • GPU accelerated 3D CSS
  • Malware detection
  • OS X: Improvement of the animation when moving in the favorites bar
Older version; no longer supported: 13.0 782 535.1 3.3.10 August 2, 2011
  • Tab grouping
  • Multiple profiles
  • experimental new tab interface
  • Google Instant Pages
  • Print preview in the window under Windows and Linux
Older version; no longer supported: 14.0 835 535.1 3.4.14 September 16, 2011
  • Web Audio API
  • Native Client (NaCl)
  • Better support for Mac OS X Lion (print preview, full screen mode, new scroll bars)
  • Encryption of synchronized data (previously only passwords)
Older version; no longer supported: 15.0 874 535.2 3.5.10 October 25, 2011
  • Faster print preview
  • JavaScript API for full screen
  • Synchronization of search engines
  • VP8 decoder FFmpeg
  • Redesigned page for new tabs (three categories: apps, bookmarks and the most frequently visited pages)
Older version; no longer supported: 16.0 912 535.7 3.6.6 December 13, 2011
  • New start page with optimization for tablets
  • Synchronization of several users on one computer
Older version; no longer supported: 17.0 963 535.11 3.7.12 February 9, 2012
  • Panels (small, always accessible windows at the bottom of the screen)
  • Better protection against malware through download checking
  • When you tap into the "Omnibox", the website that is most likely to be accessed is preloaded in the background
  • Extended API
  • Design changes ("+" sign from the "New Tab" button has been removed)
Older version; no longer supported: 18.0 1025 535.19 3.8.9 March 28, 2012
  • Hardware acceleration for 2D canvas active as well as for Windows XP and for older GPUs using SwiftShader
  • Better session recovery
  • Access to a gamepad for apps
Older version; no longer supported: 19.0 1084 536.5 3.9.24 May 15, 2012
  • Support of JavaScript 6 ("Harmony")
  • Redesign of settings and history
  • Google spell check
  • Bug fix (e.g. 3D acceleration with Nvidia Optimus)
Older version; no longer supported: 20.0 1132 536.11 3.10.8 June 29, 2012
  • "Chrome to mobile" added, panels introduced so that extensions run directly on the start page
Older version; no longer supported: 21.0 1180 537.1 3.11.10 July 31, 2012
  • In addition to the desktop version, it is also available as a modern app for Windows 8
  • Media Stream API for webcam and microphone access ( WebRTC )
  • TLS 1.1 is activated
  • HTML5 Audio / Video and Web Audio now with support for 24-bit PCM wave files
  • Support of high resolution retina displays
  • Improvement of Google Cloud Print
  • Extended gamepad support
Older version; no longer supported: 22.0 1229 537.4 3.12.19 September 25, 2012
  • JavaScript programming interface "Pointer Lock API"
  • Improved compatibility with Windows 8 and HiDPI / Retina displays
  • New icon for "Settings"
  • Renewed JavaScript implementation V8
  • Zoom icon in the omnibar
Older version; no longer supported: 23.0 1271 537.11 3.13.7 November 6, 2012
  • Clearer drop-down menu for website permissions
  • Support of the Do-Not-Track protocol
  • A magnifying glass icon in the address bar shows the zoom in%
Older version; no longer supported: 24.0 1312 537.18 3.14.5 January 10, 2013
  • Support of MathML (removed from version 25)
Older version; no longer supported: 25.0 1364 537.18 3.15.11 February 22, 2013
  • Opus audio format and VP9 video are supported
  • JavaScript Web Speech API
  • higher security of the extensions
  • more support for HTML5 time and date input
  • MathML support removed
  • better WebGL error handling
Older version; no longer supported: 26.0 1410 537.31 3.16.14 March 26, 2013
  • Improved spell check ("Ask Google for suggestions")
  • Asynchronous DNS resolution in Mac OS X and Linux
  • Desktop shortcuts for profiles in Windows
Older version; no longer supported: 27.0 1453 537.36 3.17.6 21st May 2013
  • According to Google, websites load around 5% faster
  • Improved spell check
  • Better search results in the Omnibox
Older version; no longer supported: 28.0 1500 537.36 3.18.5 June 17, 2013 (Linux)
July 9, 2013 (OS X and Windows)
  • Switch to the WebKit spin-off Blink
  • New notifications ("Rich Notifications")
Older version; no longer supported: 29.0 1547 537.36 3.19.18 August 20, 2013
  • TLS 1.2 is supported
  • Preliminary QUIC support
  • Improved omnibox suggestions
  • Resetting the browser settings possible
  • VP9 activated
  • 25 security holes fixed
Older version; no longer supported: 30.0 1599 537.36 3.20.17 October 1, 2013
  • More APIs for apps and extensions, easier search for images in Google
Older version; no longer supported: 31.0 1650 537.36 3.21.18 November 13, 2013
  • 25 security holes fixed
Older version; no longer supported: 32.0 1700 537.36 3.22.24 January 14, 2014
  • Displays for sound, webcam and streaming in the tab
  • New design of the Windows 8 Modern UI app
  • Block malware
  • new app and extension APIs
Older version; no longer supported: 33.0 1750 537.36 3.23.17 19th February 2014
Older version; no longer supported: 34.0 1847 537.36 3.24.35 April 8, 2014
  • Flash player updated to version 13
  • Different representation of Metro mode in Windows 8
  • 31 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 35.0 1916 537.36 3.25.28 May 20, 2014
  • New JavaScript features
  • 23 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 36.0 1985 537.36 3.26.31 July 16, 2014
  • "Chrome App Launcher" for Linux
  • 26 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 37.0 2062 537.36 3.27.34 August 26, 2014
Older version; no longer supported: 38.0 2125 537.36 3.28.71 October 7, 2014
  • New app and extensions API
  • 159 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 39.0 2171 537.36 3.29.88 18th November 2014
  • 64-bit support for Mac OS, new app and extensions API
  • 42 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 40.0 2214 537.36 3.30.33 January 21, 2015
  • Updated info dialogs for Windows and Linux
  • 62 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 41.0 2272 537.36 4.1.0 March 3, 2015
  • 51 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 42.0 2311 537.36 4.2.77 April 14, 2015
  • New programming interfaces
  • "Push API" for notification output
  • 45 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 43.0 2357 537.36 4.3.61 19th May 2015
  • Adobe Flash updated to version 18
  • 41 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 44.0 2403 537.36 4.4.63 July 21, 2015
  • EcmaScript 6 support
  • Extension of the JavaScript API
  • Notification.data support
  • New implementation of the multi-column layout
  • Revision of the push API
  • 43 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 45.0 2403 537.36 4.5.103 September 1, 2015
  • 29 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 46.0 2490 537.36 4.6.85 October 13, 2015
  • 24 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 47.0 2526 537.36 4.7.80 2nd December 2015
  • Notification center removed
  • 41 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 48.0 2564 537.36 4.8.271 20th January 2016
  • Changes to notifications, detection of the maximum connection speed
  • 37 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 49.0 2623 537.36 4.9.385 March 2, 2016
  • Revised incognito mode and download history
  • 26 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 50.0 2661 537.36 5.0.71 April 13, 2016
  • Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, OS X 10.7 Lion, and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion no longer supported
  • 20 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 51.0 2704 537.36 5.1.281 May 25, 2016
  • 42 security holes closed, including a very critical one in the PDF viewer
Older version; no longer supported: 52.0 2743 537.36 5.2.361 20th July 2016
  • 48 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 53.0 2785 537.36 5.3.332 2nd September 2016
Older version; no longer supported: 54.0 2840 537.36 5.4.500 October 12, 2016
  • Introduction of Custom Elements V1
  • Broadcast Channel
  • 21 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 55.0 2883 537.36 5.5.372 December 1, 2016
  • 36 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 56.0 2924 537.36 5.6.326 January 25, 2017
  • FLAC support
  • HTML5 active by default
  • Flash blocked automatically for most websites
  • HTTP pages are shown as "unsafe"
  • 51 security holes closed + 5 more
Older version; no longer supported: 57.0 2987 537.36 5.7.492 March 9, 2017
  • Low power consumption: Reduction of CPU usage for background tabs
  • 36 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 58.0 3029 537.36 5.8.283 19th April 2017
  • Automatic update of the 32-bit to 64-bit version for 64-bit systems
  • IndexedDB 2.0 integrated
  • 29 security holes closed + 1 more
Older version; no longer supported: 59.0 3071 537.36 5.9.211 5th June 2017
Older version; no longer supported: 60.0 3112 537.36 6.0.286 July 25, 2017
  • 40 security holes closed
Older version; no longer supported: 61.0 3163 537.36 6.1.534 5th September 2017
  • 22 security holes closed + 3 more
Older version; no longer supported: 62.0 3202 537.36 6.2.414 17th October 2017
  • Chrome Cleanup in collaboration with ESET
  • 35 security holes closed + 5 more
Older version; no longer supported: 63.0 3239 537.36 6.3.292 December 6, 2017
  • 37 security holes closed + 2 more
Older version; no longer supported: 64.0 3282 537.36 6.4.388 January 24, 2018
  • New guideline for automatic video playback implemented
  • 53 security vulnerabilities closed, including two against the Specter security vulnerability + 2 more
Older version; no longer supported: 65.0 3325 537.36 6.5.254 March 6, 2018
  • 45 security holes closed + 1 more
Older version; no longer supported: 66.0 3359 537.36 6.6.346 17th April 2018
  • 62 security holes closed + 7 more
Older version; no longer supported: 67.0 3396 537.36 6.7.288 29 May 2018
  • Better website isolation for the majority of installations
  • WebAuthn (Web Authentication)
  • WebXR Device API for Virtual (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)
  • 34 security holes closed + 2 more
Older version; no longer supported: 68.0 3440 537.36 6.8.275 July 24, 2018
  • Clearer labeling of websites that do not HTTPS use
  • 42 Security gaps closed
Older version; no longer supported: 69.0 3497 537.36 6.9.427 4th September 2018
  • Changed colors and tab shape, rounded corners of the search bars
  • Password generator when registering on websites
  • Omnibox shows search queries from the Google search engine as answers
  • Separation of login between Chrome login and Google web services removed
  • All Google cookies are automatically re-created after deletion
  • 40 security holes closed + 3 more
Older version; no longer supported: 70.0 3538 537.36 7.0.276 October 16, 2018
Older version; no longer supported: 71.0 3538 537.36 7.0.276 4th December 2018
  • Effective blocking of advertising that does not to standards of the Coalition for Better Ads keeps
  • Blocking the automatic audio playback when using the Web Audio API
  • 43 security holes closed + 1 more
Older version; no longer supported: 72.0 3626 537.36 7.2.502 29 January 2019
  • HPKP support removed
  • WebAuthn support for Microsoft Windows
  • 58 security holes closed + 2 more
Older version; no longer supported: 73.0 3683 537.36 7.3.492 March 12, 2019
  • macOS: "Dark Mode" when using a dark color scheme, support of Progressive Web Apps
  • 60 security holes closed + 1 more
Older version; no longer supported: 74.0 3729 537.36 7.4.288 April 23, 2019
  • "Dark Mode" under Microsoft Windows 10 when using a dark color scheme
  • 39 security holes closed + 3 more
Older version; no longer supported: 75.0 3770 537.36 7.5.288 4th June 2019
  • 47 security holes closed + 3 more
Older version; no longer supported: 76.0 3809 537.36 7.6.303 July 30, 2019
  • Adobe Flash is set to "Block" by default in the settings (previous standard "Ask first")
  • Detection of the "incognito window" is made more difficult for websites
  • Note in the address line about the installation of "Progressive Web Apps", if these are offered by websites
  • 43 security holes closed + 7 more
Older version; no longer supported: 77.0 3865 537.36 7.7.299 September 10, 2019
Older version; no longer supported: 78.0 3904 537.36 7.8.279 October 22, 2019
  • 37 security holes closed + 6 more
Older version; no longer supported: 79.0 3945 537.36 7.9.317 December 10, 2019
  • By logging in with the Google account, saved passwords can be checked to see whether they have been affected by data breaches
  • 51 security holes closed + 15 more
Older version; no longer supported: 80.0 3987 537.36 8.0.426 4th February 2020
  • 56 security holes closed + 33 more
Older version; no longer supported: 81.0 4044 537.36 8.1.307 April 7, 2020
  • 32 security holes closed + 14 more
Older version; no longer supported: 83.0 4103 537.36 8.3.110 19th May 2020
  • Version 82 was skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Tabs can be moved to new windows or added to open windows without dragging and dropping
  • Third-party cookies can be blocked in the incognito window
  • New setting "Security check": Checks for Chrome updates, the Safe Browsing settings, installed extensions for malware and saved passwords, whether they are affected by data breaches
  • Revised the safe browsing settings
  • 38 security holes closed + 11 more
Older version; no longer supported: 84.0 4147 537.36 8.4.371 July 14, 2020
  • 38 security holes closed + 24 more
Current version: 85.0 4183 537.36 8.5.210 August 25, 2020
  • 20 security holes closed
  • Tabs can be grouped and labeled with names and colors
  • Native support for the AVIF image format
  • Up to 10% faster page loading times thanks to Profile Guided Optimization
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Functions

Google Chrome on Android

Tabs are used as central control elements , with which the content can be clearly displayed and also edited in parallel. The user interface consists of a few control buttons and an address line called the "Omnibox". Among other things, this makes suggestions and allows a text search via previously visited websites and previous search queries. In addition, a search bar and an automatically generated list of the most frequently visited websites are displayed on the homepage; There is also a surfing mode (“incognito window”) that leaves no traces on the local system.

speed

In the beginning, a particular strength of the browser was its speed. In particular, V8 , the virtual runtime environment of JavaScript included since the first Chrome version , outperformed other implementations in terms of speed, according to Google. In a test (Peacekeeper benchmark) in 2010, JavaScript ran about twice as fast in Chrome as in Mozilla Firefox  3.6 or about nine times as fast as in Internet Explorer  8. In very computationally intensive tests, these values ​​were even exceeded. As a result, the manufacturers of other browsers have introduced similar optimizations.

In 2015, Chrome had only a small or no lead over other browsers. In the “Sunspider” benchmark , Microsoft Edge was almost twice as fast. Edge also won almost all Javascript benchmarks in 2016, but Chrome meets most of the HTML5 standards and was able to score in more general performance tests, such as "RoboHornet".

Extensions

Chrome supports plug-ins which can be obtained from the “Chrome Web Store”. The extensions are integrated via an integrated API and are developed using the web technologies JavaScript , HTML and CSS . Based on the format, a cross-browser standard for extensions is being developed under the name Browser Extensions .

"Chrome Apps" are also supported. These are Chrome extensions that are displayed in a separate window . On August 19, 2016, Google announced that it would be phasing out this feature for Windows, OS X and Linux. They should only continue to exist on Chrome OS .

After malicious programs have often unwanted extensions installed in Chrome, these can only be obtained from the web store controlled by Google.

architecture

The HTML renderer Blink , developed by Google and Opera Software and split off from WebKit , is used in Chrome to display the websites . The JavaScript - implementation V8 has been released as free software and comes from the Danish V8 team, supports multi-core processors and a dynamic optimization methods concealed in which JavaScript objects are added to split classes.

Chrome has three parts. The browser itself is responsible for controlling the software, the renderer is implemented in the browser and represents a sub-process such as a tab. Chrome is built on a component basis. The interprocess communication works in a message-oriented manner and uses "channeling".

Unlike in comparable browsers, in which all tabs are part of a single running program, the tabs in Chrome are self-contained processes and can be controlled as such in a separate task manager . The division into several processes is intended to avoid that a single tab, in which a computationally intensive process is running, affects the performance of the entire browser. If there is a problem with a tab and the process ends, an error message is displayed instead of the content. In addition, the processes of the tabs are executed in a sandbox and therefore have only very limited possibilities to interact with other processes. File access is only possible via the main program ( browser process). This prevents the majority of malicious code that exploits a security hole in the browser from open websites from infecting a computer.

safety

In the annual Pwn2Own competition, participants try to hack computers with one browser installed each. As a reward, the winner receives the computer and a cash prize. Google Chrome has been participating since 2009 - and has proven to be relatively safe compared to other browsers for years.

The Federal Office for Information Security has been recommending the use of Google Chrome on computers with a Windows operating system since February 2012 on the grounds that the sandbox method significantly reduces the attack surface of the Chrome browser. After the requirements were updated in 2019, however, several points were criticized, in particular the handling of user data, so that since then only Mozilla Firefox has met all the criteria for a safe browser.

Google Chrome is the first web browser (from version 37) that enables two-factor authentication according to the U2F standard of the FIDO alliance . Using the freely accessible Google Safe Browsing API , Chrome receives lists of dangerous websites. From version 68 - in July 2018 - Google marks websites that do not encrypt data transmissions via HTTPS as unsecure in the browser line in front of the URL. Previously, a warning only appeared on HTTP pages if it was possible to enter personal data on the page.

Google Chrome contains an internal password manager and a password generator.

distribution

Market shares of web browsers according to StatCounter (as of May 2015)

After Google Chrome had increasingly competed with Internet Explorer , the most widely used web browser to date , it was able to take the top position worldwide for the first time in May 2012, according to the global statistics company StatCounter . Chrome achieved a global market share of 32.8 percent in the week from May 14th to 20th, whereas Internet Explorer only had 31.9 percent. The figures published by StatCounter are not representative, however, as the company only examines the data of its affiliated companies. The same applies to the US market researchers from Net Applications , who in April 2012 recorded figures that differed greatly from StatCounter and who had confirmed that Internet Explorer was still clearly dominant with 54.09 percent. In their statistics, Google Chrome was in third place with 18.85 percent, behind Mozilla Firefox (20.2 percent).

According to StatCounter , Google Chrome was the most widely used web browser in May 2015, accounting for 49 percent of Internet usage worldwide (excluding mobile devices). It was also in first place in Europe with a share of 44.5 percent. In Germany, on the other hand, it was in second place behind Firefox with a share of 27 percent.

In March 2016, Chrome with a 47.21 percent global market share (including mobile devices), according to StatCounter , was very clearly ahead of the second-placed Safari with 12.68 percent market share.

In January 2020, according to StatCounter , the share of Google Chrome was 64.1 percent worldwide, followed by Safari with 17.21 percent.

criticism

Data transfer to Google

It was criticized that too much data would be sent to Google when using Google Chrome. The spokesman for the BSI , Matthias Gärtner, expressed concerns about data protection. When typing in the address line, which is also an input field for search terms and web addresses, each character is transmitted to the search engine selected by the user in order to allow suggestions for completion. This behavior, which is activated by default, can be deactivated.

In its privacy policy, Google lists various information that Chrome sends to Google. Up to version 4.0, every installation received a unique identification number , which was sent to Google with further basic information about the browser installation during installation, first use and every automatic update check. The identification number could be removed manually or suppressed using software extensions. From version 4.1 Google does not use the ID.

Chrome sends information about browser usage to Google, but not all methods are optional.

Tracking method information sent when? optional?
installation Randomly generated token in the installer . According to Google, it is used to track the number of installations.

At the installation.

No
RLZ identifier Text code to keep track of where and when Chrome was downloaded. Used to understand the effectiveness of advertising for Chrome. When using the Google search in the address bar. Yes 1)
Fix navigation errors The text of the address bar. When a web address is not found or the domain is parked . Yes
User statistics and crash reports A randomly generated unique user ID together with z. B. anonymized user settings, which functions are used, reaction speed of the browser. In the case of crash reports, system information and possibly also personal information, such as B. Information about the tabs open when the crash occurred. Regularly and after a browser crash. Yes
Information sent to the set search engine:
proposals The text of the address bar. While writing in the address bar. Yes
1)The RLZ in the Google search can be removed under Options → Manage Search Engines if a new Google search entry is created, the RLZ section is removed from the query template and finally the old Google search entry is deleted or deactivated .

Chrome Cleanup

At the beginning of April 2018, it was criticized that the "Chrome Cleanup" introduced in October 2017, which was integrated into the browser in cooperation with the software security company ESET , searched, among other things, the "Documents folder" on Windows computers. In addition, the data transfer of this "clean computer" function to Google is activated by default, which many users are not aware of. Likewise, the function cannot be completely switched off for private users. Data acquisition can be deactivated, but is reactivated after restarting the browser software. Since Chrome version 73 (March 2019), data transfer to Google can be permanently deactivated after a user reported this behavior as a bug for version 67 in July 2018 .

Shorten the URL in the address bar

With the release of Chrome version 69 in September 2018, it became known that Google would shorten parts of the URL in the browser address bar. This step has been criticized by many developers because the change also affects subdomains and can be mislead. Two addresses that look similar, but technically completely different, such as http://www.pool.ntp.organd http://pool.ntp.orgin Chrome 69 are always pool.ntp.orgdisplayed as due to the abbreviated display and can only be correctly identified by the user by clicking on the address line. According to Google's statement, URLs are too technical and complicated for many users, which is why this is being simplified. The criticized change was initially reversed by Google in an updated version a week later, but added again in Chrome version 76 in August 2019. After persistent criticism, the browser now offers a setting that allows the full URL to be displayed permanently if desired, but the option for this must be activated by the user beforehand.

Comprehensive registration on Google websites

Version 69 received further criticism for the comprehensive login in the Chrome browser and on Google websites. While the login in Chrome is used to synchronize browser data such as search history, passwords and bookmarks, services such as Gmail can be accessed via the Google websites . Since both logins are linked from version 69, data protectionists fear that many users will inadvertently synchronize their browser data via the automatic Chrome login when using Google web services. Previously, login in the browser and on Google websites were separate from each other, which meant that you could be logged in with different accounts or you could only log in to one of the two services. Google responded to this criticism and with version 70, which was published in October 2018, introduced the option “Allow login in Chrome”, with which the automatic Chrome login can be deactivated after logging into a Google service. However, this setting is activated by default so that the user has to switch it off himself ( opt-out ).

Deletion of Google cookies

Data protection discussions lead many users to delete cookies manually or automatically after exiting the browser. Since version 69, however, Google cookies are only deleted in Chrome when the user logs out of their Google account. Without logging out of the Google services, these cookies are retained despite deletion.

See also

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