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Chrome tip - Simplify disabling ad privacy settings ​

IMPORTANT

These ad privacy settings are enabled by default, so you need to disable them manually.

Chrome is my favorite browser, but I highly recommend disabling the following ad privacy settings to prevent Google from collecting additional data about you:

  • Ad topics - chrome://settings/adPrivacy/interests
  • Site-suggested ads - chrome://settings/adPrivacy/sites
  • Ad measurement - chrome://settings/adPrivacy/measurement

These settings are enabled by default, so you need to disable them manually.

Using multiple Chrome profiles? ​

If you are using Chrome's profiles feature, you need to disable these settings for each profile you use.

Tip - Open the ad privacy settings with a single command ​

Here is a Bash command to open the ad privacy settings in Chrome:

bash
open -a "Google Chrome" "chrome://settings/adPrivacy/interests" "chrome://settings/adPrivacy/sites" "chrome://settings/adPrivacy/measurement"

Tip - Apple shortcut to open the ad privacy settings ​

Here is a shortcut to open the ad privacy settings in Chrome on macOS:

The shortcut simply opens the ad privacy settings in Chrome, so you can quickly disable them.
It uses AppleScript, so please enable Allow Running AppleScript in the Shortcuts app settings.

  1. Add the Chrome Privacy Check shortcut to your Mac.
  2. Open the Shortcuts app and click the ... button to view the settings.
  3. Select Allow Running Scripts in the Advanced tab.
AppleScript
tell application "Google Chrome"
	activate
	open location "chrome://settings/adPrivacy/interests"
	delay 0.5
	open location "chrome://settings/adPrivacy/sites"
	delay 0.5
	open location "chrome://settings/adPrivacy/measurement"
end tell