Google Chrome 155.0.8059.84 — the first minute without a single click
How we tested: a clean Debian 13 in a disposable container; source — official file https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb (google-chrome-stable 155.0.8059.84-1). Run as a regular user on a virtual screen, 60 seconds, nothing clicked. 16.10.2026. Every network request and every file written was recorded; the code was not decompiled. The container was deleted afterwards.
Package SHA-256: 8fbd2ae69cdf7ee98b7513c3396a7b5e06f974f8625fdd590df3091dd0c3e9de
Summary
| What we checked | Result |
|---|---|
| Built-in telemetry, crash reporting, analytics, ad SDKs | Crashpad / Breakpad (crash reports) |
| Network requests in the first minute | not a single network request |
| Known trackers among the servers | none |
| Files written in the first minute | 120 |
| The program ran the whole time | yes — process alive at the end |
What is built in
264 files (442 MB) were checked.
| SDK | Purpose | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Crashpad / Breakpad | crash reports | opt/google/chrome/chrome_crashpad_handler |
Addresses of known trackers in the program’s files — addresses in code, not requests:
| Tracker | Addresses | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
fonts.google.com, clients4.google.com, gemini.google.com, www.google.com | 1330 | |
| Google APIs | clientservices.googleapis.com, c.bigcache.googleapis.com, confection.pa.googleapis.com, www.googleapis.com | 202 |
| Yahoo | it.search.yahoo.com, at.search.yahoo.com, es.search.yahoo.com, fr.search.yahoo.com | 95 |
| Google Static | ssl.gstatic.com, www.gstatic.com, fonts.gstatic.com, t1.gstatic.com | 39 |
| YouTube | c.youtube.com, youtube.com, www.youtube.com, tv.youtube.com | 19 |
| Microsoft Bing Ads | www.bing.com, bing.com | 6 |
| Mail.ru | suggests.go.mail.ru, go.mail.ru, mail.ru | 5 |
| Яндекс.Метрика | suggest.yandex.ru, yandex.ru | 5 |
| Яндекс | storage.ape.yandex.net | 4 |
| Google Fonts | fonts.googleapis.com | 3 |
| Google AdSense | c.googlesyndication.com, googlesyndication.com | 2 |
| Google Analytics | google-analytics.com | 2 |
Where it connected
Not a single request: no DNS lookup, no connection.
What it wrote to disk
Folders the program wrote files to during the minute:
| Folder | Files |
|---|---|
~/.cache/mesa_shader_cache_db | 102 |
~/.config/google-chrome | 10 |
~/.cache/fontconfig | 6 |
~/.cache/dconf | 1 |
~/.local/share | 1 |
How to read this card
- This is the first minute after launch with no action at all: what the program does on its own. Normal use may involve more requests.
- A “built-in SDK” means the library’s code was found. It does not prove data transfer, and an address in the code is not a request.
- The review was made automatically using a single method. You can check any program yourself here.