SRWare Iron is a free and open-source web browser based on the Chromium codebase. It provides similar features to Chrome but with a stronger emphasis on privacy.
SRWare Iron’s primary goals are to remove utilization tracking and different privateness compromising performance that the Google Chrome web browser includes.
While Iron does not offer additional privacy compared to Chromium, it disables certain configurable features that may share information with third parties.
Google Chrome is known for its fast website rendering, sleek design, and modern features. However, it also faces criticism from privacy advocates for reasons such as creating a unique user ID and sending data to Google to generate suggestions. SRWare Iron is a viable alternative.
Comparison of SRWare Iron and Google Chrome at privacy:
Installation ID does not exist in Iron
A duplicate of Google Chrome includes a generated installation number which might be despatched to Google after the installation and the primary utilization. It will get deleted when Chrome checks the primary time for updates. Suppose Chrome is received as a part of a promotional marketing campaign. In that case, it could generate a unique promotion number distributed to Google on the primary run and first use of Google Chrome.
Suggest โ Does not exist in Iron
Depending on the configuration, any time you enter something in the address bar, this information is sent to Google to generate suggestions.
Alternate Error Pages โ Do not exist in Iron
Depending on the configuration, if you type an incorrect address in the address bar, that information is sent to Google, and you’ll receive an error message from Googleโs servers.
Error Reporting โ Does not exist in Iron
Depending on the configuration, details about crashes or failures are despatched to Googleโs servers.
RLZ-Tracking โ Does not exist in Iron
This Chrome function transmits information in encoded form to Google, such as when and where Chrome was downloaded.
Google Updater โ Does not exist in Iron
Chrome installs an updater, which loads at each Windows within the background.
URL-Tracker โ Does not exist in Iron
Calls relying on the configuration 5 seconds after launch the Google homepage opens within the background
Changes in SRWare Iron 129.0.6550.0 :
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 11, 10.
- macOS 10.10 or higher
- Debian, Ubuntu, Mint