{
  "id": 5926936,
  "title": "Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chrome-again-exempts-google-from-user-site-data-settings-5926936",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-05T23:39:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News Best",
    "slug": "hacker-news-best",
    "url": "https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/9/1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent development, Google Chrome has once again exempted Google sites from user-selected data deletion settings. This issue, reminiscent of a previous bug, has been observed on two separate Mac computers running Chrome version 152.0.7977.83. Despite changing the default search engine to DuckDuckGo and ensuring no Chrome sign-in was enabled, Google-owned sites, primarily www.google.com, still retained saved data even after closing the browser.\n\nThe saved data includes cookies, local storage, and session storage, contradicting the default behavior of the Chrome setting to delete all site data when all windows are closed. The problem persists even after closing and reopening Chrome, as well as deleting the Google site data and repeating the process. The only known site currently exempt from this setting is www.google.com.\n\nGiven the company's size and resources, some speculate that this issue may be due to a lack of adequate quality assurance or testing. Regardless, the situation highlights the ongoing concerns about Google's monopolistic control over the internet search market.",
  "summary": "Article URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/9/1.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581870 Points: 260 # Comments: 39",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Google data centre in Visakhapatnam will use air-cooling technology: MP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/google-data-centre-in-visakhapatnam-will-use-air-cooling-technology-mp",
        "published": "2026-09-05T14:38:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chrome-again-exempts-google-from-user-site-data-settings",
        "published": "2026-09-05T23:39:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}