Google Chrome has become surveillance software. It's time to switch.

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7. It's likely browsers based on Chromium will be the last standing. Google Chrome is just one.

Microsoft Edge is now based on Chromium, so is Opera.

There's an interesting list of Chromium based browsers here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_%28web_browser%29#Browsers_based_on_Chromium

Most "spying" does not take place in the browser itself but in the cookies and scripts your browser accepts and the sites you choose to visit.

Ad-blockers like UBock origin can be very helpful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin

UBlock Origin is available in web stores or you can roll your own and install it.

But seriously, if you hang out in places like facebook, or use services like gmail, it doesn't matter how paranoid your browsers or operating systems are. All bets are off. If you use a major ISP like Comcast or AT&T they watch you too.

The latest versions of Firefox come with all sorts sponsored links. If you follow those you are lost.

True internet privacy is very hard work. Simply switching to Firefox isn't going to cut it.