Anonymize Google Chrome

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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 18:14

The new Google browser Chrome identifies every user by assigning a unique id to every installation. If you want to anonymize your Windows version of Chrome do the following:

Open this file: "D:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State"
for these entries change the values to "0": client_key, wrapped_key, client_id, client_id_timestamp

it should look like this:

Â Â "safe_browsing": {
Â Â Â Â Â "client_key": "0",
Â Â Â Â Â "wrapped_key": "0"
Â Â },

further down:

Â Â "user_experience_metrics": {
Â Â Â Â Â "client_id": "0",
Â Â Â Â Â "client_id_timestamp": "0",

Hint: There is a tool called UnChrome, which sets user_experience_metrics to 0, but leaves safe_browsing as it is. I do not recommend using this tool. If you want a tool, you might want to try silentio.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:18

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