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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml;charset=utf-8" />
<title>Google Chrome — Spyware Watchdog</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml;charset=utf-8" />
<title>Google Chrome &mdash; Spyware Watchdog</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="case">
<div class="nav"><a href="index.html">&larr; Catalog</a></div>
<div class="main">
<img src="../images/chrome_logo.png" alt="Chrome logo" />
<h1>Google Chrome</h1>
<center>
<a href="../articles/chrome_es.html">[Español]</a>
<a href="../articles/chrome_pl.html">[Polski]</a><br><br>
</center>
<p>
Google Chrome is a web browser developed and distributed by <a href="../articles/google.html">Google</a>.
</p>
<h2>Spyware Level: <span class="red">EXTREMELY HIGH</span></h2>
<h3>Google Chrome is not fully open source</h3>
<p>
Large parts of Google Chrome are open source, however not all of them are, and this prevents people from
checking the entire software for potential spyware features that are not disclosed.
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome tracks the user's search history</h3>
<p>
Google Chrome contains several spyware features that reply on the user's search history being uploaded to Google
servers. This is confirmed by the language in the privacy policy<sup><a href="#s1">[1]</a></sup>, clarifying the
spyware features that rely on this.
</p>
<p>
The first spyware feature is Google Chrome's integration with the "Google Account" spyware platform. <i>" If you
are signed in to a Google site or signed in to Chrome and Google is your default search engine, searches you
perform using the address bar in Chrome are stored in your Google account. "</i>
</p>
<p>
Google Chrome also contains a spyware feature called "Search prediction service". It is explained that: <i>"When
you search using the address bar in Chrome, the characters you type (even if you haven’t hit "enter" yet) are
sent to your default search engine. If Google is your default search engine, predictions are based on your own
search history, topics related to what you’re typing and what other people are searching for."</i>
</p>
<p>
There is also the spyware feature "Navigation Assistance" which states that: <i>"When you can’t connect to a web
page, you can get suggestions for alternative pages similar to the one you're trying to reach. In order to
offer you suggestions, Chrome sends Google the URL of the page you're trying to reach. "</i>
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome profiles your computer usage</h3>
<p>
In the privacy policy<sup><a href="#s1">[1]</a></sup>, Google details the extreme spyware feature it labels
"Usage Statistics and Crash Reports". What it does, is it sends very detailed information about your hardware
and computer usage, which confirms that it definitely contains the following spyware features: </p>
<ul>
<li>A tracker that records mouse input over time</li>
<li>A tracker that profiles memory usage</li>
</ul>
<p>
But, it can also be extrapolated from the vague language that Chrome could and probably does monitor what other
programs you have open. Either way, it is an extreme amount of information being collected, since it can be used
to recreate what the user is doing on their desktop at all times. Chrome clarifies that this information is
being sent whenever a website is being "slow" or whenever Google Chrome crashes.
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome is integrated with Google Payments</h3>
<p>
Google Payments is a spyware service that records your banking information and sends it to Google.<sup><a
href="#s2">[2]</a></sup> This service is integrated into the Google Chrome browser, which makes it another
opt-in spyware feature in the software.
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome contains a keylogger</h3>
<p>
This was confirmed in multiple places<sup><a href="#s3">[3]</a></sup><sup><a href="#s4">[4]</a></sup>. Basically,
whenever you type into the search bar, that information is sent to Google. You can apparently turn it off by
opting out of the "suggestion service".
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome records your voice</h3>
<p>
Google Chrome is confirmed to be constantly listening to any open microphones on your computer. This can be
found in this statement<sup><a href="#s5">[5]</a></sup> in a privacy publication. <i>"Voice &amp; audio
information may be collected. For example, if your child uses audio activation commands (e.g., "OK, Google" or
touching the microphone icon), a recording of the following speech/audio, <b> plus a few seconds before, </b>
will be stored to their account…"</i> This feature is opt-in if you are using the "Google Accounts" spyware
platform and specifically tell Google to build a profile of your child. It's unverified whether or not Google
uploads information it listens too to its servers outside of this feature.
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome saves user passwords on Google Servers</h3>
<p>
Any password stored in Google Chrome's "password management" feature is uploaded to Google if you sign into the
"Google Accounts" spyware platform.
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome profiles users in other various ways</h3>
<p>
According to the privacy policy<sup><a href="#s1">[1]</a></sup>, Google Chrome profiles what kinds of web forms
you fill out, as well as what kind of language the content you consume is primarily in. Google Chrome also
creates a unique identifier for each install you do. This unique identifier is sent to Google whenever you start
the browser, so that Google can create a consistent user identity for you, undermining anonymity. Google also
stores all of your settings on it's official servers when using the "Google Accounts" feature.
</p>
<h3>Google Chrome is self-updating software</h3>
<p>
Google Chrome has an updater which is constantly running in the background and syncing with Google servers to
check for updates. The updater will download and run unverified binaries from Google when it updates Google
Chrome. It is impossible for an automatic updater service such as this to verify that the updates are not
spyware and/or do not contain additional spyware features.
</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="footer">
<div class="futher">
<h4>Further Reading:</h4>
<ol>
<a href="https://stallman.org/google.html">Reasons not to use Google</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180512214729/http://stallman.org/google.html">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="http://archive.is/20170929072403/https://stallman.org/google.html">[archive.is]</a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html">Welcome to the Botnet. Or, The Case Against Google Chrome</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150501010435/https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="http://archive.is/OR4dz">[archive.is]</a>
</ol>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="sources">
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>
<li id="s1">
<a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html">Google Chrome Privacy Notice</a>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20180427041202/https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/GJIKw">[archive.is]</a>
<a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/yCsDg?kreymer=false">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
</li>
<li id="s2">
<a href="https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice">Google Payments Privacy Notice</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180514095832/https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/npMRW?kreymer=false">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
<li id="s3">
<a href="http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/">Google Chrome – Spyware? Confirmed?</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="https://archive.li/jxCPf">[archive.li]</a>
<a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/2ybxT">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
</li>
<li id="s4">
<a href="https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/google-chrome-a-keylogger-privacy-concerns/">Google Chrome a Keylogger – Privacy Concerns</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/google-chrome-a-keylogger-privacy-concerns/">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="https://archive.li/HclxK">[archive.li]</a>
<a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/RhY9b">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
</li>
<li id="s5">
<a href="https://families.google.com/familylink/privacy/child-policy/">Privacy Notice for Google Accounts Managed with Family Link (“Privacy Notice”)</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180524142231/https://families.google.com/familylink/privacy/child-policy/">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="https://archive.li/3ncnz">[archive.li]</a>
<a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/DSx9S?kreymer=false">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
<hr>
<b>This article was last edited on 08/17/2021</b>
<p>If you want to edit this article, or contribute your own article(s), visit us at the git repo on <a href="https://codeberg.org/shadow/SpywareWatchdog">Codeberg</a>.</p>
<p>All contributions must be licensed under the CC0 license to be accepted.</p>
<a href="../LICENSE.txt"><img class="icon" src="../images/cc0.png" alt="CC0 License" /></a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="case">
<div class="nav">
<a href="index.html">&larr; Catalog</a>
</div>
<div class="main">
<img src="../images/chrome_logo.png" alt="Google Chrome's Logo" />
<h1>Google Chrome</h1>
<p>Google Chrome is a web browser developed and distributed by <a href="https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/google.html">Google</a>.</p>
<h2>Spyware Level: <a href="spywareLevels.html#8">8</a></h2>
<h2>Google Chrome is not fully open source</h2>
<p>Large parts of Google Chrome are open source, however not all of them are, and this prevents people from checking the entire software for potential spyware features that are not disclosed.</p>
<h2>Google Chrome tracks the user's search history</h2>
<p>Google Chrome contains several spyware features that reply on the user's search history being uploaded to Google servers. This is confirmed by the language in the privacy policy<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup>, clarifying the spyware features that rely on this.</p>
<p>The first spyware feature is Google Chrome's integration with the "Google Account" spyware platform. <em>"If you are signed in to a Google site or signed in to Chrome and Google is your default search engine, searches you perform using the address bar in Chrome are stored in your Google account."</em></p>
<p>Google Chrome also contains a spyware feature called "Search prediction service". It is explained that:
<em>"When you search using the address bar in Chrome, the characters you type (even if you haven’t hit "enter" yet) are sent to your default search engine. If Google is your default search engine, predictions are based on your own search history, topics related to what you’re typing and what other people are searching for."</em></p>
<p>There is also the spyware feature "Navigation Assistance" which states that: <em>"When you can’t connect to a web page, you can get suggestions for alternative pages similar to the one you're trying to reach. In order to offer you suggestions, Chrome sends Google the URL of the page you're trying to reach. "</em></p>
<h2>Google Chrome profiles your computer usage</h2>
<p>In the privacy policy<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup>, Google details the extreme spyware feature it labels "Usage Statistics and Crash Reports". What it does, is it sends very detailed information about your hardware and computer usage, which confirms that it definitely contains the following spyware features:</p>
<ul>
<li>A tracker that records mouse input over time</li>
<li>A tracker that profiles memory usage</li>
</ul>
<p>But, it can also be extrapolated from the vague language that Chrome could and probably does monitor what other programs you have open. Either way, it is an extreme amount of information being collected, since it can be used to recreate what the user is doing on their desktop at all times. Chrome clarifies that this information is being sent whenever a website is being "slow" or whenever Google Chrome crashes.</p>
<h2>Google Chrome is integrated with Google Payments</h2>
<p>Google Payments is a spyware service that records your banking information and sends it to Google.<sup><a href="#source2">[2]</a></sup> This service is integrated into the Google Chrome browser, which makes it another opt-in spyware feature in the software.</p>
<h2>Google Chrome contains a keylogger</h2>
<p>This was confirmed in multiple places<sup><a href="#source3">[3]</a></sup><sup><a href="#source4">[4]</a></sup>. Basically, whenever you type into the search bar, that information is sent to Google. You can apparently turn it off by opting out of the "suggestion service".</p>
<h2>Google Chrome records your voice</h2>
<p>Google Chrome is confirmed to be constantly listening to any open microphones on your computer. This can be found in this statement<sup><a href="#source5">[5]</a></sup> in a privacy publication. <em>"Voice &amp; audio information may be collected. For example, if your child uses audio activation commands (e.g., "OK, Google" or touching the microphone icon), a recording of the following speech/audio, </em><em>plus a few seconds before</em><em>, will be stored to their account…"</em> This feature is opt-in if you are using the "Google Accounts" spyware platform and specifically tell Google to build a profile of your child. It's unverified whether or not Google uploads information it listens too to its servers outside of this feature.</p>
<h2>Google Chrome saves user passwords on Google Servers</h2>
<p>Any password stored in Google Chrome's "password management" feature is uploaded to Google if you sign into the "Google Accounts" spyware platform.</p>
<h2>Google Chrome profiles users in other various ways</h2>
<p>According to the privacy policy<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup>, Google Chrome profiles what kinds of web forms you fill out, as well as what kind of language the content you consume is primarily in. Google Chrome also creates a unique identifier for each install you do. This unique identifier is sent to Google whenever you start the browser, so that Google can create a consistent user identity for you, undermining anonymity. Google also stores all of your settings on it's official servers when using the "Google Accounts" feature.</p>
<h2>Google Chrome is self-updating software</h2>
<p>Google Chrome has an updater which is constantly running in the background and syncing with Google servers to check for updates. The updater will download and run unverified binaries from Google when it updates Google Chrome. It is impossible for an automatic updater service such as this to verify that the updates are not spyware and/or do not contain additional spyware features.</p>
</div>
<div class="further">
<hr/>
<h4>Further Reading:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://stallman.org/google.html">Reasons to not use google</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180512214729/http://stallman.org/google.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="http://archive.is/20170929072403/https://stallman.org/google.html">[archive.is]</a></li>
<li><a href="https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html">Welcome to the Botnet. Or, The Case Against Google Chrome</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150501010435/https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="http://archive.is/OR4dz">[archive.is]</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="sources">
<hr/>
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>
<li id="source1"><p><a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html">Google Chrome Privacy Notice</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20180427041202/https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.is/GJIKw">[archive.is]</a></p></li>
<li id="source2"><p><a href="https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&amp;ldt=privacynotice">Google Payments Privacy Notice</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180514095832/https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&amp;ldt=privacynotice">[web.archive.org]</a></p></li>
<li id="source3"><p><a href="http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/">Google Chrome – Spyware? Confirmed?</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.li/jxCPf">[archive.li]</a></p></li>
<li id="source4"><p><a href="https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/google-chrome-a-keylogger-privacy-concerns/">Google Chrome a Keylogger – Privacy Concerns</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/google-chrome-a-keylogger-privacy-concerns/">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.li/HclxK">[archive.li]</a></p></li>
<li id="source5"><p><a href="https://families.google.com/familylink/privacy/child-policy/">Privacy Notice for Google Accounts Managed with Family Link (“Privacy Notice”)</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180524142231/https://families.google.com/familylink/privacy/child-policy/">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.li/3ncnz">[archive.li]</a></p></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<hr/>
<b>This article was created on 0000.00.00</b><br/>
<b>This article was last modified on 2018.12.12</b><br/>
<b>This article is for version 1337 of Google Chrome</b><br/>
<hr/>
<p>If you want to edit this article, or contribute your own article(s), visit us at the git repo on <a href="https://codeberg.org/shadow/SpywareWatchdog">Codeberg</a>.</p>
<p>All contributions must be licensed under the CC0 license to be accepted.</p>
<a href="../LICENSE.txt"><img class="icon" src="../images/cc0.png" alt="CC0 License" /></a>
</div>
</div>
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<!-- NOTICE!!!! -->
<!-- BEFORE MAKING A PULL REQUEST OR PUSH PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK WITH THE VALIDATOR -->
<!-- http://validator.w3.org/#validate-by-input -->
<!-- NOTICE!!!! -->
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml;charset=utf-8" />
<title>[Program/Service Name Here] — Spyware Watchdog</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml;charset=utf-8" />
<title>Example &mdash; Spyware Watchdog</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="case">
<div class="nav"><a href="index.html">&larr; Catalog</a></div>
<div class="main">
<img src="../images/example_logo.png" alt="Images are in the ../images folder" />
<h1>[Program/Service Name Here]</h1>
<p>
This part of the article should have the name of the program and what
it does, and who develops it.
</p>
<h2>Spyware Level: <span class="green">Not Rated</span></h2>
<h2>Spyware Feature X</h2>
<p>
Proof goes here<sup><a href="#s1">[1]</a></sup>.
</p>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="footer">
<div class="futher">
<h4>Further Reading:</h4>
<ol>
<li><a href="">Source</a>
<a href="">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="">[archive.is]</a>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="sources">
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>
<li id="s1">
<a href="">Source1</a>
<a href="">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="">[archive.is]</a>
</li>
<li id="s2">
<a href="">Source2</a>
<a href="">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="">[archive.is]</a></li>
</ol>
<div class="case">
<div class="nav">
<a href="index.html">&larr; Catalog</a>
</div>
<div class="main">
<img src="../images/example_logo.png" alt="Example's Logo" />
<h1>Example</h1>
<p>This is a example article for the markdown format. The markdown format uses <a href="https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax">daringfireball's Markdown Syntax</a> with some modifications.
This article is not to teach you how to use markdown, it just shows you how they look in spyware watchdog and let you know of any special requirements etc.</p>
<h2>Spyware Level: <a href="spywareLevels.html#0">0</a></h2>
<hr />
<h2>Source reference (CUSTOM)</h2>
<p>This will link to source 1<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup><br />
This will link to source 2<sup><a href="#source2">[2]</a></sup></p>
<hr />
<h2>Headers</h2>
<p>Below are all usable header types, Header 1 is reserved for article sections and will cause issues if used.</p>
<h2>Header 2</h2>
<h3>Header 3</h3>
<h4>Header 4</h4>
<h5>Header 5</h5>
<h6>Header 6</h6>
<hr />
<h2>Blockquote</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>This is a blockquote, it does blockquote stuff.
It does not like Spyware Watchdog does not
have any special blockquote css.</p>
</blockquote>
<hr />
<h2>Lists</h2>
<ul>
<li>Element 1</li>
<li>Element 2</li>
<li>Element 3</li>
</ul>
<h2>Numbered Lists</h2>
<ol>
<li>Element 1</li>
<li>Element 2</li>
<li>Element 3</li>
</ol>
<hr />
<h2>Codeblock</h2>
<pre><code>This is a codeblock.
Turns out Spyware Watchdog actually supports codeblocks.
(Unlike Blockquotes)
</code></pre>
<hr />
<h2>Horiziontal Rule</h2>
<p>You have seen this alot in this article thus far, while they can be used without spaces adding spaces avoids them acting as a Header.</p>
<hr />
<hr />
<h2>Links</h2>
<p><a href="http://example.com/" title="Title">Click Me</a></p>
<hr />
<h2>Emphasis</h2>
<p><em>Italics</em>
<strong>Bold</strong></p>
<hr />
<h2>Code</h2>
<p>Apparently <code>Codeblocks</code> was not enough so they also needed <code>Code</code>.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Images</h2>
<p><img alt="Image" src="../images/example_logo.png" /></p>
<hr />
<h2>HTML</h2>
<p>Html tags should still be fully supported.</p>
<p><button style="background-color: #FF0000; transform: rotate(30deg);" onclick="alert('Javascript bad.')">OOh look a shiny button</button></p>
</div>
<div class="further">
<hr/>
<h4>Further Reading:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.markdowntutorial.com/">Markdown Tutorial</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<hr/>
<div class="sources">
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>
<li id="s1">
<a href="">Source1</a>
<a href="">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="">[archive.is]</a>
<a href="">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
</li>
<li id="s2">
<a href="">Source2</a>
<a href="">[web.archive.org]</a>
<a href="">[archive.is]</a>
<a href="">[ghostarchive.org]</a>
</li>
</ol>
<hr/>
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>
<li id="source1"><p><a href="https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax">Daring Fireball: Markdown Syntax Documentation</a></p></li>
<li id="source2"><p><a href="https://neocities.org/">Neocities</a></p></li>
</ol>
</div>
<hr/>
<b>This article was created on mm/dd/yyyy</b><br/>
<b>This article was last edited on mm/dd/yyyy</b>
<!--Dont change-->
<p>
If you want to edit this article, or contribute your own article(s), visit us
at the git repo on
<a href="https://codeberg.org/shadow/SpywareWatchdog">Codeberg</a>.
</p>
<p>
All contributions must be licensed under the CC0 license to be
accepted.
</p>
<a href="../LICENSE.txt">
<img class="icon" src="../images/cc0.png" alt="CC0 License"/>
</a>
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</div>
<hr />
<b>This article was created on mm/dd/yyyy</b><br />
<b>This article was last edited on mm/dd/yyyy</b>
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<p>
If you want to edit this article, or contribute your own article(s), visit us
at the git repo on
<a href="https://codeberg.org/shadow/SpywareWatchdog">Codeberg</a>.
</p>
<p>
All contributions must be licensed under the CC0 license to be
accepted.
</p>
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version: 1337
---
## Introduction
# Introduction
Google Chrome is a web browser developed and distributed by [Google](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/google.html).
## Content
### Google Chrome is not fully open source
# Content
## Google Chrome is not fully open source
Large parts of Google Chrome are open source, however not all of them are, and this prevents people from checking the entire software for potential spyware features that are not disclosed.
### Google Chrome tracks the user's search history
## Google Chrome tracks the user's search history
Google Chrome contains several spyware features that reply on the user's search history being uploaded to Google servers. This is confirmed by the language in the privacy policy[^1], clarifying the spyware features that rely on this.
The first spyware feature is Google Chrome's integration with the "Google Account" spyware platform. *"If you are signed in to a Google site or signed in to Chrome and Google is your default search engine, searches you perform using the address bar in Chrome are stored in your Google account."*
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Google Chrome also contains a spyware feature called "Search prediction service"
There is also the spyware feature "Navigation Assistance" which states that: *"When you can’t connect to a web page, you can get suggestions for alternative pages similar to the one you're trying to reach. In order to offer you suggestions, Chrome sends Google the URL of the page you're trying to reach. "*
### Google Chrome profiles your computer usage
## Google Chrome profiles your computer usage
In the privacy policy[^1], Google details the extreme spyware feature it labels "Usage Statistics and Crash Reports". What it does, is it sends very detailed information about your hardware and computer usage, which confirms that it definitely contains the following spyware features:
* A tracker that records mouse input over time
@ -32,29 +32,29 @@ In the privacy policy[^1], Google details the extreme spyware feature it labels
But, it can also be extrapolated from the vague language that Chrome could and probably does monitor what other programs you have open. Either way, it is an extreme amount of information being collected, since it can be used to recreate what the user is doing on their desktop at all times. Chrome clarifies that this information is being sent whenever a website is being "slow" or whenever Google Chrome crashes.
### Google Chrome is integrated with Google Payments
## Google Chrome is integrated with Google Payments
Google Payments is a spyware service that records your banking information and sends it to Google.[^2] This service is integrated into the Google Chrome browser, which makes it another opt-in spyware feature in the software.
### Google Chrome contains a keylogger
## Google Chrome contains a keylogger
This was confirmed in multiple places[^3][^4]. Basically, whenever you type into the search bar, that information is sent to Google. You can apparently turn it off by opting out of the "suggestion service".
### Google Chrome records your voice
## Google Chrome records your voice
Google Chrome is confirmed to be constantly listening to any open microphones on your computer. This can be found in this statement[^5] in a privacy publication. *"Voice &amp; audio information may be collected. For example, if your child uses audio activation commands (e.g., "OK, Google" or touching the microphone icon), a recording of the following speech/audio, **plus a few seconds before**, will be stored to their account…"* This feature is opt-in if you are using the "Google Accounts" spyware platform and specifically tell Google to build a profile of your child. It's unverified whether or not Google uploads information it listens too to its servers outside of this feature.
### Google Chrome saves user passwords on Google Servers
## Google Chrome saves user passwords on Google Servers
Any password stored in Google Chrome's "password management" feature is uploaded to Google if you sign into the "Google Accounts" spyware platform.
### Google Chrome profiles users in other various ways
## Google Chrome profiles users in other various ways
According to the privacy policy[^1], Google Chrome profiles what kinds of web forms you fill out, as well as what kind of language the content you consume is primarily in. Google Chrome also creates a unique identifier for each install you do. This unique identifier is sent to Google whenever you start the browser, so that Google can create a consistent user identity for you, undermining anonymity. Google also stores all of your settings on it's official servers when using the "Google Accounts" feature.
### Google Chrome is self-updating software
## Google Chrome is self-updating software
Google Chrome has an updater which is constantly running in the background and syncing with Google servers to check for updates. The updater will download and run unverified binaries from Google when it updates Google Chrome. It is impossible for an automatic updater service such as this to verify that the updates are not spyware and/or do not contain additional spyware features.
## Further
# Further
* [Reasons to not use google](https://stallman.org/google.html) [[web.archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/20180512214729/http://stallman.org/google.html) [[archive.is]](http://archive.is/20170929072403/https://stallman.org/google.html)
* [Welcome to the Botnet. Or, The Case Against Google Chrome](https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html) [[web.archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/20150501010435/https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html) [[archive.is]](http://archive.is/OR4dz)
## Sources
# Sources
1. [Google Chrome Privacy Notice](https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html) [[web.archive.org]](http://web.archive.org/web/20180427041202/https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html) [[archive.is]](https://archive.is/GJIKw)
2. [Google Payments Privacy Notice](https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice) [[web.archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/20180514095832/https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice)
3. [Google Chrome – Spyware? Confirmed?](http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/) [[web.archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/) [[archive.li]](https://archive.li/jxCPf)

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---
title: Example
rating: 0
catagory: Hidden
created: 2021.09.02
modified: 2021.09.02
---
# Introduction
This is a example article for the markdown format. The markdown format uses [daringfireball's Markdown Syntax](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) with some modifications.
This article is not to teach you how to use markdown, it just shows you how they look in spyware watchdog and let you know of any special requirements etc.
# Content
- - -
## Source reference (CUSTOM)
This will link to source 1[^1]
This will link to source 2[^2]
- - -
## Headers
Below are all usable header types, Header 1 is reserved for article sections and will cause issues if used.
## Header 2
### Header 3
#### Header 4
##### Header 5
###### Header 6
- - -
## Blockquote
> This is a blockquote, it does blockquote stuff.
> It does not like Spyware Watchdog does not
> have any special blockquote css.
- - -
## Lists
* Element 1
* Element 2
* Element 3
## Numbered Lists
1. Element 1
2. Element 2
3. Element 3
- - -
## Codeblock
This is a codeblock.
Turns out Spyware Watchdog actually supports codeblocks.
(Unlike Blockquotes)
- - -
## Horiziontal Rule
You have seen this alot in this article thus far, while they can be used without spaces adding spaces avoids them acting as a Header.
- - -
- - -
## Links
[Click Me](http://example.com/ "Title")
- - -
## Emphasis
*Italics*
**Bold**
- - -
## Code
Apparently `Codeblocks` was not enough so they also needed `Code`.
- - -
## Images
![Image](../images/example_logo.png)
- - -
## HTML
Html tags should still be fully supported.
<button style="background-color: #FF0000; transform: rotate(30deg);" onclick="alert('Javascript bad.')">OOh look a shiny button</button>
# Further
* [Markdown Tutorial](https://www.markdowntutorial.com/)
# Sources
1. [Daring Fireball: Markdown Syntax Documentation](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax)
2. [Neocities](https://neocities.org/)

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml;charset=utf-8" />
<title>Google Chrome &mdash; Spyware Watchdog</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="case">
<div class="nav">
<a href="index.html">&larr; Catalog</a>
</div>
<div class="main">
<img src="../images/chrome_logo.png" alt="Google Chrome's Logo" />
<h1>Google Chrome</h1>
<p>Google Chrome is a web browser developed and distributed by <a href="https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/google.html">Google</a>.</p>
<h2>Spyware Level: 8</h2>
<h3>Google Chrome is not fully open source</h3>
<p>Large parts of Google Chrome are open source, however not all of them are, and this prevents people from checking the entire software for potential spyware features that are not disclosed.</p>
<h3>Google Chrome tracks the user's search history</h3>
<p>Google Chrome contains several spyware features that reply on the user's search history being uploaded to Google servers. This is confirmed by the language in the privacy policy<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup>, clarifying the spyware features that rely on this.</p>
<p>The first spyware feature is Google Chrome's integration with the "Google Account" spyware platform. <em>"If you are signed in to a Google site or signed in to Chrome and Google is your default search engine, searches you perform using the address bar in Chrome are stored in your Google account."</em></p>
<p>Google Chrome also contains a spyware feature called "Search prediction service". It is explained that:
<em>"When you search using the address bar in Chrome, the characters you type (even if you haven’t hit "enter" yet) are sent to your default search engine. If Google is your default search engine, predictions are based on your own search history, topics related to what you’re typing and what other people are searching for."</em></p>
<p>There is also the spyware feature "Navigation Assistance" which states that: <em>"When you can’t connect to a web page, you can get suggestions for alternative pages similar to the one you're trying to reach. In order to offer you suggestions, Chrome sends Google the URL of the page you're trying to reach. "</em></p>
<h3>Google Chrome profiles your computer usage</h3>
<p>In the privacy policy<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup>, Google details the extreme spyware feature it labels "Usage Statistics and Crash Reports". What it does, is it sends very detailed information about your hardware and computer usage, which confirms that it definitely contains the following spyware features:</p>
<ul>
<li>A tracker that records mouse input over time</li>
<li>A tracker that profiles memory usage</li>
</ul>
<p>But, it can also be extrapolated from the vague language that Chrome could and probably does monitor what other programs you have open. Either way, it is an extreme amount of information being collected, since it can be used to recreate what the user is doing on their desktop at all times. Chrome clarifies that this information is being sent whenever a website is being "slow" or whenever Google Chrome crashes.</p>
<h3>Google Chrome is integrated with Google Payments</h3>
<p>Google Payments is a spyware service that records your banking information and sends it to Google.<sup><a href="#source2">[2]</a></sup> This service is integrated into the Google Chrome browser, which makes it another opt-in spyware feature in the software.</p>
<h3>Google Chrome contains a keylogger</h3>
<p>This was confirmed in multiple places<sup><a href="#source3">[3]</a></sup><sup><a href="#source4">[4]</a></sup>. Basically, whenever you type into the search bar, that information is sent to Google. You can apparently turn it off by opting out of the "suggestion service".</p>
<h3>Google Chrome records your voice</h3>
<p>Google Chrome is confirmed to be constantly listening to any open microphones on your computer. This can be found in this statement<sup><a href="#source5">[5]</a></sup> in a privacy publication. <em>"Voice &amp; audio information may be collected. For example, if your child uses audio activation commands (e.g., "OK, Google" or touching the microphone icon), a recording of the following speech/audio, </em><em>plus a few seconds before</em><em>, will be stored to their account…"</em> This feature is opt-in if you are using the "Google Accounts" spyware platform and specifically tell Google to build a profile of your child. It's unverified whether or not Google uploads information it listens too to its servers outside of this feature.</p>
<h3>Google Chrome saves user passwords on Google Servers</h3>
<p>Any password stored in Google Chrome's "password management" feature is uploaded to Google if you sign into the "Google Accounts" spyware platform.</p>
<h3>Google Chrome profiles users in other various ways</h3>
<p>According to the privacy policy<sup><a href="#source1">[1]</a></sup>, Google Chrome profiles what kinds of web forms you fill out, as well as what kind of language the content you consume is primarily in. Google Chrome also creates a unique identifier for each install you do. This unique identifier is sent to Google whenever you start the browser, so that Google can create a consistent user identity for you, undermining anonymity. Google also stores all of your settings on it's official servers when using the "Google Accounts" feature.</p>
<h3>Google Chrome is self-updating software</h3>
<p>Google Chrome has an updater which is constantly running in the background and syncing with Google servers to check for updates. The updater will download and run unverified binaries from Google when it updates Google Chrome. It is impossible for an automatic updater service such as this to verify that the updates are not spyware and/or do not contain additional spyware features.</p>
</div>
<div class="further">
<hr>
<div class="futher">
<h4>Further Reading:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://stallman.org/google.html">Reasons to not use google</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180512214729/http://stallman.org/google.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="http://archive.is/20170929072403/https://stallman.org/google.html">[archive.is]</a></li>
<li><a href="https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html">Welcome to the Botnet. Or, The Case Against Google Chrome</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150501010435/https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="http://archive.is/OR4dz">[archive.is]</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sources">
<hr>
<div class="sources">
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol><li id="source1"><p><a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html">Google Chrome Privacy Notice</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20180427041202/https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.is/GJIKw">[archive.is]</a></p></li><li id="source2"><p><a href="https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&amp;ldt=privacynotice">Google Payments Privacy Notice</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180514095832/https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&amp;ldt=privacynotice">[web.archive.org]</a></p></li><li id="source3"><p><a href="http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/">Google Chrome – Spyware? Confirmed?</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.li/jxCPf">[archive.li]</a></p></li><li id="source4"><p><a href="https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/google-chrome-a-keylogger-privacy-concerns/">Google Chrome a Keylogger – Privacy Concerns</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180410043922/https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/google-chrome-a-keylogger-privacy-concerns/">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.li/HclxK">[archive.li]</a></p></li><li id="source5"><p><a href="https://families.google.com/familylink/privacy/child-policy/">Privacy Notice for Google Accounts Managed with Family Link (“Privacy Notice”)</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180524142231/https://families.google.com/familylink/privacy/child-policy/">[web.archive.org]</a> <a href="https://archive.li/3ncnz">[archive.li]</a></p></li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<hr><b>This article was created on 0000.00.00</b></br><b>This article was last modified on 2018.12.12</b></br><b>This article is made for version 1337 of the software</b>
<hr>
<p>If you want to edit this article, or contribute your own article(s), visit us at the git repo on <a href="https://codeberg.org/shadow/SpywareWatchdog">Codeberg</a>.</p>
<p>All contributions must be licensed under the CC0 license to be accepted.</p>
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## Imports
import re # built-in
import markdown, yaml #PIP
import extension # local
import re, os, sys
import markdown, yaml
import extension
## Config
FORMAT_HTML = False # Useful for debugging, can be disabled otherwise.
CONFIG_REGEX = r"---((.|\n)+)---" # Regex used to find YAML config.
CATAGORY_REGEX = r"(?:^|\n)##\s([^\n]*)\n(.*?)(?=\n##?\s|$)" # Regex used to find each catagory - source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66619938.
CONFIG_REGEX = r"---((.|\n)*?)---" # Regex used to find YAML config.
CATAGORY_REGEX = r"(?:^|\n)#\s([^\n]*)\n+(.*?)(?=\n#\s|$)" # Regex used to find each catagory - source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66619938.
ARTICLES_SRC_DIR = "../articles_src"
ARTICLES_DIR = "../articles"
## Main
f = open("template.html")
@ -27,59 +28,54 @@ def convertMarkdown(inputStr, fileName):
raise Exception("Config regex failed")
config = yaml.safe_load(configReg.group(1))
# Get Markdown catagories
catagories = {}
catagoriesReg = re.finditer(CATAGORY_REGEX, inputStr, re.DOTALL)
if catagoriesReg is None:
raise Exception("Catagories regex failed")
for _, match in enumerate(catagoriesReg, start=1):
catagories[match.group(1)] = match.group(2)
# Get sections
sections = {}
sectionsReg = re.finditer(CATAGORY_REGEX, inputStr, re.DOTALL)
if sectionsReg is None:
raise Exception("Sections regex failed")
for _, match in enumerate(sectionsReg, start=1):
sections[match.group(1)] = match.group(2)
## Document generation
# Futher reading
further = ""
if "Further" in catagories:
further = """<hr>
<div class="futher">
if "Further" in sections:
further = """<hr/>
<h4>Further Reading:</h4>
{further}
</div>
""".format(further = md.convert(catagories['Further']))
{further}""".format(further = md.convert(sections['Further']))
# Sources
sources = ""
if "Sources" in catagories:
if "Sources" in sections:
a = ""
for i in catagories['Sources'].split("\n"):
for i in sections['Sources'].split("\n"):
if i != "":
result = re.match(r"(\d+)\. (.+)", i)
a += """<li id="source{number}">{content}</li>""".format(
a += """\n\t<li id="source{number}">{content}</li>""".format(
number = result.group(1),
content = md.convert(result.group(2))
)
sources = f"""<hr>
<div class="sources">
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>{a}
</ol>
</div>"""
sources = f"""<hr/>
<h4>Sources:</h4>
<ol>{a}
</ol>"""
# Footer
footer = "<hr>"
footer = "<hr/>"
if "created" in config:
footer += f"<b>This article was created on {config['created']}</b></br>"
footer += f"\n<b>This article was created on {config['created']}</b><br/>"
if "modified" in config:
footer += f"<b>This article was last modified on {config['modified']}</b></br>"
footer += f"\n<b>This article was last modified on {config['modified']}</b><br/>"
if "version" in config:
footer += f"<b>This article is made for version {config['version']} of the software</b>"
footer += f"\n<b>This article is for version {config['version']} of {config['title']}</b><br/>"
html = MAIN_HTML.format(
title = config['title'],
fileName = fileName,
spywareLevel = config['rating'],
introduction = md.convert(catagories['Introduction']),
content = md.convert(catagories['Content']),
introduction = md.convert(sections['Introduction']),
content = md.convert(sections['Content']),
further = further,
sources = sources,
footer = footer
@ -87,9 +83,45 @@ def convertMarkdown(inputStr, fileName):
return html
open("chrome.html", "w", encoding="utf8").write(
convertMarkdown(
open("chrome.md", encoding="utf8").read(),
"chrome"
def convertFile(file):
fileNoExt = file.split(".")[0]
article = convertMarkdown(
open(ARTICLES_SRC_DIR+"/"+file, encoding="utf8").read(),
fileNoExt
)
)
f = open(ARTICLES_DIR+"/"+(fileNoExt+".html"), "w", encoding="utf8")
f.write(article)
f.close()
# Command line handler
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
action = sys.argv[1]
# Convert every file in ARTICLES_SRC_DIR
if action == "convertAll":
for file in os.listdir(ARTICLES_SRC_DIR):
print(f"Converting {file}...")
convertFile(file)
# Convert specific file in ARTICLES_SRC_DIR
elif action == "convert":
if len(sys.argv) >= 3:
convertFile(sys.argv[2])
else:
print("You need to specify which file you want to convert.")
exit()
# Invalid action
else:
print("Unknown action.")
exit()
print("Task completed successfully")
else:
# Usage
print(f"""usage: convert.py [action] <args>
convert [fileName] - Convert specific file in {ARTICLES_SRC_DIR} and writes to {ARTICLES_DIR}
convertAll - Convert every file in {ARTICLES_SRC_DIR} and writes to {ARTICLES_DIR}""")
exit()

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#!/bin/bash
python convert.py convertAll

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python convert.py convertAll

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<img src="../images/{fileName}_logo.png" alt="{title}'s Logo" />
<h1>{title}</h1>
{introduction}
<h2>Spyware Level: {spywareLevel}</h2>
<h2>Spyware Level: <a href="spywareLevels.html#{spywareLevel}">{spywareLevel}</a></h2>
{content}
</div>
@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
<div class="footer">
{footer}
<hr>
<hr/>
<p>If you want to edit this article, or contribute your own article(s), visit us at the git repo on <a href="https://codeberg.org/shadow/SpywareWatchdog">Codeberg</a>.</p>
<p>All contributions must be licensed under the CC0 license to be accepted.</p>
<a href="../LICENSE.txt"><img class="icon" src="../images/cc0.png" alt="CC0 License" /></a>
<a href="../LICENSE.txt">
<img class="icon" src="../images/cc0.png" alt="CC0 License" />
</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>