Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings
Summary
Jeff Johnson reports a Chrome bug that appears to exempt google.com site data from deletion, persisting cookies and storage after closing all Chrome windows. He reproduces the issue on macOS with Chrome 152.0.7977.83, switching the default search to DuckDuckGo to rule out the search engine as the cause, and notes that google.com data persists even when sign-in is disabled. The post calls for better QA and unit tests, and comments on broader privacy considerations and Google’s search behavior when not signed in.