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>There are reasons for data collection, and I don't think everything is used for malitious intent, which is DDG's point.

That is not DDG's point at all. Their point is right in the linked tweet - "Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search engine."

Chrome halves battery life on macs, compared to Safari.

Clearly the fix is collecting even more performance data! :)

> Any other browser you may choose might not collect that data, but don't be surprised if it halves your battery life

This is literally what Chrome does on a MacBook, the battery drain is insane

Incredible that performance analysis for benefiting consumers is being linked to advertising and behavioral analysis for making profits.

I think it opens many file pointers and keeps them open. Trying to run chrome with anything that has io operations on an older machine and you can see how chrome hogs resources.

I happily trade 'slower' performance for more privacy.

And you make that trade by using another browser (or Internet search service, email service, etc).

Are you suggesting Chrome isn't a battery hog?