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Chrome Privacy Concerns Rise as Expert Warns of Fingerprinting Risks

ID: 5a6b1674-d9d2-536c-8c17-7584e17fdde6

STIX ID: report--5a6b1674-d9d2-536c-8c17-7584e17fdde6

Feed Name: TechRepublic Security

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2026-04-20

Date Updated: 2026-05-05

Author: Esther Shein

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The report critiques Chrome's privacy posture, citing Alexander Hanff's claim that at least 30 active browser-fingerprinting techniques enable large-scale tracking, notes Google abandoned its long-promised removal of third-party cookies and retired Privacy Sandbox replacement APIs, and mentions a separate Chrome Extension scam that exposed roughly 20,000 users' data; Google has also implemented Device Bound Session Credentials on Windows and is working on other safety measures.

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