Is Opera Chrome/Chromium based?
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pipiwa4312 last edited by
Hi,
I would like to know if Opera is Crhome based?
Does it share intel with Google somehow? -
leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@pipiwa4312 said:
I would like to know if Opera is Crhome based?
Nope, it's based on Chromium, just like Chrome is.
Does it share intel with Google somehow?
Sorry but the question doesn't make any sense to me. What do you want to know?
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg I think the question is based on the common belief that Google collects a lot of information as people move around online. So perhaps a better way to word the question may have been 'does Chromium collect in personal information and share it with google?'
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg I was merely responding to your 'I don't understand the question comment'. But thanks anyway. I was only looking around in the forums to see what people had to say about using Chrome Store extensions. Have started installing a few (without reading their privacy and terms) and will see how they go. Cheers.
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A Former User last edited by
@pipiwa4312 I hope this link helps explain the difference between Chrome and Chromium for you - https://www.howtogeek.com/202825/what’s-the-difference-between-chromium-and-chrome/
It was written in 2018 so may not be accurate now but it gives a non-tech overview. Also you may be interested to know that Chromium is used by a heap of the major browser suppliers. Here is a list of 10 I found here - although the 'best' will differ based on the definition being used to say something is better than another (being 7ft tall is best in the NBA, but far from the best if you are a jockey
):Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Iron Browser
Epic Privacy Browser
Colibri
Blisk
Brave
Vivaldi
Opera
Chromium. -
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