• INTRODUCTION
• A History of Web Browsing
• About Chromium
• Chromium Versus Chrome
• About This Manual
• INSTALLING CHROMIUM
• Installing Chromium on Windows
• Installing Chromium on Mac OS X
• Installing Chromium on Ubuntu
• Installing Chromium in Other Linux Distributions
• UPDATING CHROMIUM
• Updating Chromium
• REMOVING CHROMIUM
• Removing Chromium from Windows
• Removing Chromium from Mac OS X
• Removing Chromium from Ubuntu
• Removing Chromium from Other Linux Distributions
• USING THE CHROMIUM INTERFACE
• Using the Chromium Interface
• Navigating the Web
• Retracing Your Steps
• Stopping and Reloading
• BOOKMARKING SITES
• Bookmarking a Page
• Where to Find Bookmarks
• Managing Your Bookmarks
• Synchronizing Your Bookmarks
• CONFIGURING YOUR BROWSER
• Accessing Chromium's Options/Preferences
• Making Chromium Your Default Browser
• Setting Startup and Start Page Options
• Choosing and Using a Search Engine
• Handling Personal Information
• USING TABBED BROWSING
• Opening a New Tab
• Opening a Link in a New Tab
• Moving Tabs
• Closing Tabs
• Killing Tabs
• DOWNLOADING FILES
• Downloading Files
• Downloading Files Without Displaying Them
• COPY, SAVE, AND PRINT
• Copying Text
• Copying a Link or an Image Link
• Saving a Page
• Saving an Image From a Page
• Printing a Page
• WORKING WITH PAGES
• Viewing the Source of a Page
• Viewing Information About a Page
• Inspecting the Elements on a Page
• EXTENSIONS
• Finding and Installing Extensions
• Managing Extensions
• Disabling and Removing Extensions
• Some Recommended Extensions
• OTHER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
• Creating Application Shortcuts
• Using Chromium's Developer Tools
• Covering Your Tracks
• Using the Incognito Window
• Chromium's Online Help
• Other Sources of Help
• APPENDICES
• Troubleshooting
• Glossary
• Links
• License

Handling Personal Information

If you are wary of Chromium tracking your usage data and browsing history, there are several things you can do to control what information does and doesn't get recorded.

Privacy settings in Options/Preferences

To change Chromium's privacy settings, do the following:

1. Click on the Wrench icon and select Options (Windows OS) or Preferences (Mac and Linux OSs).
2. Choose Under the Hood from the index on the left side of the page.
3. In the Privacy section, you can do the following:
   • Click on the Content Settings button to configure a host of parameters (cookies, images, Javascript, plug-ins, pop-ups, location).

     

   • Clear your browsing data (which includes browsing and download history, cache, cookies, saved passwords, and form Autofill) within a specified time frame.

     

   • Adjust additional settings via option boxes.

   For more information on the individual parameters in the Privacy section, visit Google Chrome Help's Privacy and security settings page: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14666.

Incognito mode

Chromium's Incognito mode doesn't record your browsing and download history, and cookies are deleted once you close all open Incognito windows. However, bookmarks and general settings are still saved.

For more information on Incognito mode, consult the chapter "Using the Incognito Window" in the Other Features and Functions section of this manual.

External tools to remove Chromium User ID

When you install Chromium, a unique user ID is assigned to your computer to create individual user profiles of a user's actions (such as browsing and download history, and cookies) while using Chromium.

If this is a privacy concern for you, consider downloading one of the following tools to delete this unique ID from your computer:

• Unchrome: http://www.abelssoft.net/unchrome.php.
• Chrome Privacy Guard: http://blog.gjl-network.net/archives/166-google-chrome-chrome-privacy-guard-cpg.html.