Quote Originally Posted by Helmore View Post
If you ask me, then it's easier to change the default search engine on Chrome than it is on IE for example. Say you have IE as your default browser and have it set up to use Live search as it's default search engine, then when you install Chrome and run it it will say that it's default search engine is Live search and asks if that's OK with you. They will not force their own search engine down your throat.
BTW maybe you should read this:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google...comment-132727
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/common...me-objections/
While a Google software engineer in search engine optimization has the knowledge and contacts to explain the privacy issues of Chrome, "to the best of {his} knowledge" as he states in link, he may also be a bit biased in his blog. Since it is open source...time will tell.

And what about the unique identifying number that is to be stored with the individual's data which will defeat those that have varying IP addresses? Anyone know the purpose of that, not being argumentative, would actually like to know?