FIX: Google Chrome Cannot Prevent Extensions From Recording Your Browsing History
Learn to FIX Google Chrome Cannot Prevent Extensions From Recording Your Browsing History
Chrome Extensions
1. Click the Chrome "Menu" button -- three horizontal stripes on the toolbar -- to open the drop-down list.
2. Select "Tools" or "Settings" on this list, and then select "Extensions" to open the Extensions screen. Examples of Chrome Extensions include Google Docs, and Xmarks Bookmark Sync. If these extensions have the "Enabled" check box ticked, the check box for "Allow in incognito" displays just under the app. Tick the "Enable" check box to update to Enabled, if preferred.
3. Tick to add a check for "Allow in incognito." A highlighted message states "Warning: Google Chrome cannot prevent extensions from recording your browsing history. To disable this extension in incognito mode, unselect this option."
Settings and Privacy
1. Click the "Chrome" button, and then select "Settings" to open the scrolling pane. Click and drag the scroll bar down to view the bottom of the page. Click "Show Advanced Settings" to expand the settings. Scroll to the Privacy section and click the "Content Settings” button to open the window.
2. Click the preferred list items in the Cookies, Images and JavaScript sections. For example, click the radio button for "Block sites from setting any data" in the Cookies section. Click "Done" to save these settings and to return to the Settings page with the Privacy section.
3. Click the "Clear Browsing Data" button in the Privacy section to open the window. Click the drop-down list for "Obliterate the following items from" and then select the preferred time. For example, click "the beginning of time" to clear everything stored from when you started using Chrome. Click to select the check boxes for the preferred options. For example, tick "Clear browsing history," "Clear download history" and "Empty the cache."
4. Click "Clear Browsing Data" to return to the Settings page. Close Chrome and then open Chrome.
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