Fun fact time: Google sees every single thing you type into Chrome’s URL bar. They anonymize it, and any query or URL with less than 5 uses is filtered out. That dataset is then used across Google, from ads to spam detection to search rankings. Chrome’s URL logs help Google maintain their monopoly on search and ads, and most people are not aware that Google is collecting that data.
Fun fact time: Google sees every single thing you type into Chrome’s URL bar. They anonymize it, and any query or URL with less than 5 uses is filtered out. That dataset is then used across Google, from ads to spam detection to search rankings. Chrome’s URL logs help Google maintain their monopoly on search and ads, and most people are not aware that Google is collecting that data.
Switch to Firefox!
Or at least away from Chrome.
+1 seriously I cannot recommend private browsers enough. https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-browser-for-privacy/