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September 4, 2008 - 5:54 P.M.

Chrome: Google's biggest threat to your privacy

By Preston Gralla

Lost in all the hooplah about Chrome's release is a very disturbing fact: The new browser could be Google's greatest privacy invader yet. In fact, Chrome can send back the keystrokes you type into its Address Bar, even if you don't bother to hit Enter. I've got details, along with a fix.

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