We recommend ditching Chrome, but if you must use it, block Topics & FLEDGE w/our extension, which helps protect your privacy holistically in Chrome. Download the browser extension (available on Chrome, Firefox, Internet. Google Topics and FLEDGE are more attempts from Google to put lipstick on the privacy-invasion pig. Open your browser preferences/settings and set DuckDuckGo as your default search engine. Google's re-targeting method FLEDGE puts ad re-targeting technology directly into the Chrome browser so Google can continue to follow you around the web with creepy ads even after third-party cookies are gone, again without your consent.

Google Topics will automatically use your browsing history to infer your interests in topics (e.g., “Child Internet Safety”, “Personal Loans”, etc) & share info about you with advertisers and other 3rd parties without your consent.

Google says they're better for privacy, but the simple fact is tracking is tracking, no matter what you call it. NEW: DuckDuckGo's Chrome extension now blocks Google's new tracking method 'Topics' and new ad re-targeting method FLEDGE.

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