Since Google owns Android, most smartphones with Android OS are available with pre-installed Google apps such as Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Play Store, and Chrome. It's not surprising that Google Chrome is the most popular mobile browser (via Statcounter). Of course, Chrome is convenient because you can easily sync with other Google services across all your Android devices, but it's not known for its privacy. As reported by Forbes, Google has been in the spotlight for data harvesting using its Chrome browser. Despite Google's claims that it doesn't sell personal data to third parties, it has been sued for breaking its promises – and a judge declined to dismiss the lawsuit. Aside from that, we've previously told you other reasons why you should stop using Google Chrome, and at the top of the list are performance issues and extensions security.
Even if Google Chrome is not your default pre-installed browser, one of the other popular options, Samsung Internet Browser, is not much better. According to Samsung's privacy policy, information collected from your default browser could be used to create a profile for third parties. Of course, it's probable that third parties are using data harvested from your default browsers to tailor personalized ads that pop up on your Android.
However, you could consider privacy browsers such as DuckDuckGo and Firefox Focus that don't share your data with third parties. If you decide to go that route, here is how you could change the default apps on your Android smartphone.
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