Topics and FLEDGE are coming to Chrome whether you like it or not but at least DuckDuckGo has provided users of Google’s browser with a Chrome extension to block the company’s new tracking and ad targeting methods. Meanwhile, in Google Activity Controls you need to disable “Web & App Activity” as well as “Ad Personalization” in Google Ad Settings. You will then need to sign out of Chrome, turn off Chrome sign-in and choose not to sync your history data with Chrome.

If you’re a Google Chrome user, you might be surprised to. From here in the “Privacy and security” tab navigate to “Privacy Sandbox” and disable the Privacy Sandbox trial. DuckDuckGo announced yesterday that it has updated its web browser extension to block Google’s new FLoC tracking method in Chrome. To do so, click on Chrome’s three dots menu and head to Settings. > This Google Chrome challenger could be the best browser for private surfing (opens in new tab)Īlternatively, you can also change your Chrome and Google settings to opt out of Topics and Fledge at least for now. > Your Android phone is about to get a serious security update (opens in new tab) The browser extension is for desktop/laptop use and is an add-on to the major browsers. On mobile, it’s an app on iOS and Android. Google claps back at Brave, DuckDuckGo over latest privacy debate (opens in new tab) On desktop, it is available as a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome.

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