Especially if you use other Google services, you may not want the data to be cross-referenced. Perhaps a bigger problem is privacy: everything you do in Chrome, including every character you type into the address bar, is recorded by Google and linked specifically to you. Every such process consumes RAM, and Chrome offers no easy way to limit RAM usage, or even reduce it temporarily without third-party extensions. With a minimalistic design, you'll feel at home with Chrome no matter what type of device you are using it on, and the built-in integration with other Google services and mobile browsing can be very convenient.Ĭhrome's advantages come at a cost however: the browser runs a separate process for every tab you open and every extension that you install. Google is also good at creating the illusion of speed with prediction algorithms that preload parts of web pages that you are likely to visit. In fact, most of Chrome's competitors, including Microsoft Edge, are based on Chromium. Built upon Google's open-source Chromium project, the browser is generally stable and secure, with the crashing of one tab not affecting the others, and one malicious site having a hard time stealing information used in another.
Unless you are reading this on an Apple device, chances are you are using Google Chrome, and we can't blame you.
