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cast-fish:
Hello there forum,

After using Chrome browser (and during) i realize that even when you are not
surfing web pages my network traffic monitor shows that Chrome is passing Data
down my connection all the time. (no matter what)

I expect this data flow is "background services" etc. Does anybody know how
to dissable all of this activity?....i only want the browser to simply load web
pages then stops passing data.

V

nitram:
Not a Chrome user, try one of their forums. Me thinks most browsers, especially the heavier ones, have some background network activity to maintain connections, pre-load links, check for updates, etc. Query whether it uses similar 'hidden' settings, like Firefox's about:config, to kill some of this activity.

Personally i wouldn't trust a browser with lots of background network activity, unless able to trace the source and enable/disable at will. Guessing you've already ruled out javascript on previously loaded tabs and similar. So you're seeing network activity even with only one empty tab? And you haven't enabled any syncing activity, similar to Firefox sync?

gerald_clark:
Don't login to a google account.
If yopu do, it will be syncing bookmarks in the background.

hiro:
chrome nearly has reached facebook-level telemetry behavior. soon they'll have your brain waves all scanned :(

nitram:
Can't speak from experience as i avoid most of Google, it is no secret they generate a lot of cashflow through the analysis of user data. Hiro, i will ask Santa to send you a shiny new tinfoil hat this Christmas ;) Take care.

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