Browser Privacy

Sites I visit get a lot of info about me that they shouldn't. There are 4 levels of privacy while browsing:

1. Everything is in the open. This is the default for all browsers.
2. Incognito-Privacy mode.
   Visits are not stored in browser history.
   Cookies are deleted
   Flash cookies may be deleted after Flash v10.3
3. Minimum privacy.
   Only session cookies.
   Longer duration cookies deleted on browser close.
   Browser history is NOT deleted (do NOT use it for porn)
   
4. Tor

Minimum privacy for Chrome:

User Agent

Tools ⇒ Developer Tools ⇒ Settings (bottom-right) ⇒ Override User Agent ⇒ Other… ⇒ "Mozilla/5.0"
Websites should not know my OS or exact browser version.
Be prepared for some low tech sites that use browser sniffing to have problems with this setting.

Cookies

Settings ⇒ Show advanced settings… (at the bottom) ⇒ ⇒ Cookies
✖ Allow local data to be set (recommended)
✔ Allow local data to be set for the current session only
✖ Block sites from setting any data
✖ Clear cookies and other site and…

Add all sites that have your user name and password and you don't want to login in every time you open your browser
[*.]amazon.com
[*.]blogger.com
[*.].facebook.com
[*.]gmail.com
...
Now to take care of flash that does save a lot of identifying info on your computer.
Start youtube at http://youtube.com/html5

Plug-ins

Settings ⇒ Show advanced settings… (at the bottom) ⇒ ⇒ Plug-ins
✖ Run automatically (recommended)
✔ Click to play
✖ Block all

Flash

GoTo:http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html
Camera and Microphone
Global Storage Settings
None (0) (for the space)
✔ Never Ask Again
✖ Allow third-party Flash Contentto store data on your computer
Global Security Settings
✔ Always deny
Website Storage Settings
None (0) (for the space)
✔ Never Ask Again
✖ Allow third-party Flash Contentto store data on your computer
Global Security Settings
✔ Always deny

Peer Assisted Networking Settings
✔ Delete P2P uplink for all