SRWare Iron is a free and open source browser based on Chromium, which Google Chrome is based on. In fact, it behaves exactly like Google Chrome with a few exceptions. Iron is designed for privacy.
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SRWare Iron is a free and open source browser based on Chromium, which Google Chrome is based on. In fact, it behaves exactly like Google Chrome with a few exceptions. Iron is designed for privacy.
The difference between Chrome and Iron is that, according to their website, Iron doesn't send data silently to Google as Chrome do. That also means it doesn't check for updates as well. Otherwise, its just like Chrome. You can even use themes and extensions designed for Chrome.
I'm not paranoid about my activities being tracked by Google anyway, as they were anonymous, but if you are, maybe this is the browser for you. It also features a built in adblocker, although it's not real clear how to configure it.
Unlike Chrome, there's even a portable version of Iron, which is the main reason why I'm using it. I still use Chrome for my PC, but on PCs without Chrome, I use the portable Iron as an alternative.