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    "title": "Taking the TORMENT out of tech - PHEWFIX.COM",
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            "url": "https://blog.phewfix.com/is-your-phone-your-friend-or-foe.html",
            "title": "Is your phone your friend or foe?",
            "summary": "Chrome syncs your browsing history, search queries and bookmarks with your Google account. Google uses this data to build advertising profiles. While Google has phased out traditional third-party cookies, it has simultaneously introduced a new method called Topics that categorizes your browsing behavior locally on your device and…",
            "content_html": "<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-wrapper\"><div class=\"gallery\" data-is-empty=\"true\" data-translation=\"Add images\">\n<figure class=\"post__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/Snapshot_20260817025227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/responsive/Snapshot_20260817025227-xs.png 640w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/responsive/Snapshot_20260817025227-sm.png 768w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/responsive/Snapshot_20260817025227-md.png 1024w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/responsive/Snapshot_20260817025227-lg.png 1366w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/responsive/Snapshot_20260817025227-xl.png 1600w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/2/responsive/Snapshot_20260817025227-2xl.png 1920w\"></figure>\n</div></div>\n<p class=\"dropcap\"><strong>Chrome</strong> syncs your browsing history, search queries and bookmarks with your Google account. Google uses this data to build advertising profiles.<br><br>While Google has phased out traditional third-party cookies, it has simultaneously introduced a new method called <em>Topics</em> that categorizes your browsing behavior locally on your device and shares those interest categories with advertisers. Most users never notice.</p>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Firefox</strong> has blocked third-party tracking cookies by default since version 86 with its “Total Cookie Protection.” Firefox sends no usage data to advertisers. Mozilla is funded largely through its default search engine deal with Google – an awkward situation, but not a privacy problem.</li>\n<li><strong>Edge</strong> sends telemetry data to Microsoft, including diagnostic data and usage statistics. In the default settings, “optional” diagnostic data sharing is turned on. Microsoft offers tracking protection in three tiers – the default “Balanced” setting is a reasonable compromise.</li>\n<li><strong>Brave</strong> blocks ads, trackers and fingerprinting attempts by default. The browser collects no usage data and sends nothing to central servers. The optional “Brave Rewards” program shows its own ads and pays users in cryptocurrency – but you don’t have to enable it.</li>\n</ul>",
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            "url": "https://blog.phewfix.com/privacy-thieves-how-browsers-get-to-know-you.html",
            "title": "Privacy Thieves? - How browsers get to know you",
            "summary": "Google Chrome is the undisputed heavyweight, holding roughly 65% of the market. It’s fast, reliable and has the largest selection of extensions. The catch: Chrome is made by Google – and Google makes its money from advertising based on user data. Chrome syncs your browsing history,&hellip;",
            "content_html": "<p><strong>Google Chrome</strong> is the undisputed heavyweight, holding roughly 65% of the market. It’s fast, reliable and has the largest selection of extensions. The catch: Chrome is made by Google – and Google makes its money from advertising based on user data. Chrome syncs your browsing history, bookmarks and passwords with your Google account by default. If you sign in to Chrome, you’re handing Google a very detailed picture of your browsing behavior.</p>\n<figure class=\"post__image post__image--center\"><img loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/google-chrome-1326908_640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/responsive/google-chrome-1326908_640-xs.png 640w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/responsive/google-chrome-1326908_640-sm.png 768w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/responsive/google-chrome-1326908_640-md.png 1024w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/responsive/google-chrome-1326908_640-lg.png 1366w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/responsive/google-chrome-1326908_640-xl.png 1600w ,https://blog.phewfix.com/media/posts/1/responsive/google-chrome-1326908_640-2xl.png 1920w\"></figure>\n<p><strong>Mozilla Firefox</strong> is the only major browser that isn’t backed by a tech giant – it’s developed by a nonprofit foundation. Firefox blocks third-party tracking cookies by default and offers solid privacy out of the box. Its market share, however, has shrunk significantly in recent years – from over 30% to the single digits today. That has nothing to do with quality and everything to do with Google using its market power to promote Chrome on every platform imaginable.</p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Edge</strong> has been the default browser on Windows since Windows 10 and has been built on the same Chromium engine as Chrome since 2020. Technically, that makes it just as fast and compatible. Microsoft has equipped Edge with some useful features, including a built-in PDF reader and vertical tabs. On the privacy front, Edge is a bit more restrained than Chrome but still collects telemetry data for Microsoft. And Microsoft isn’t exactly subtle about pushing Edge on Windows users.</p>",
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            "date_published": "2026-09-13T09:13:34+10:00",
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