Google rolled out Chrome 96 This week the update to the public as well as the company also released the beta update of chrome 97. With the beta version, the tech giant has reconfigured privacy and security settings related to data that a site can store. This means that users can now delete all the data stored by a single site.
How to delete data stored by a personal site
Users can delete data saved by a certain website by navigating to Settings > Privacy & Security > Site Settings > Permissions and View Data Stored in Files, where they will access chrome://settings/content/all.
The company has also announced that it will be removing the more granular controls from the menu. The ability to delete individual cookies will remain accessible to developers in DevTools. Users who will have access can remove cookies by navigating to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data > View all cookies and site data from Settings at chrome://settings/siteData.
“We believe that simplification of fine-grained controls from settings creates a clearer experience for users. By providing users with the ability to delete individual cookies, they may accidentally change the implementation details of the site and potentially may sabotage your experience on that site, which may be difficult to predict. By mistaking the purpose of the cookie, even more competent users risk compromising some of their privacy protections.” Google in a blog post Written by Theodore Olshauskas-Warren.
with latest chrome update, the company has also discontinued the sync feature for users who are still using the browser version M48 or earlier. For those who don’t know, the Chrome Sync feature on the browser stores your passwords, bookmarks, search history, open tabs, and favorite settings on the company’s servers. This feature helps you access all the stored information across different devices using a single Google account.
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