> surely it would be good enough to prevent google chrome from snooping through your home directory and other such things.
You want firejail, I think; this is one of its headline features. (Or possibly bubblewrap.)
You want firejail, I think; this is one of its headline features. (Or possibly bubblewrap.)
Bubblejail is an acceptable alternative https://github.com/igo95862/bubblejail
Also, bubblejail ships all of 8 profiles; I'm skeptical of its claim to be a full replacement.