Advice Request CCleaner's "Safer Browsing" - Is False?

[Ink]

CCleaner Pro has Automatic Privacy Protection which runs after the user has closed their browser, so cookies, cache and history are removed without user interaction. Not a problem, because CCleaner Free requires user intervention.


However, I believe the next quote from their website is potentially incorrect advertisement to their users. More-so for the Pro version, as paying customers usually think they're getting more protection.

Safer Browsing
Advertisers and websites track your behavior online with cookies that stay on your computer. CCleaner erases your browser search history and cookies so any internet browsing you do stays confidential and your identity remains anonymous.

In my opinion, Safer Browsing entails that CCleaner is in real-time protecting the user's browser, which is clearly not the case for both Free and Pro users.

I believe Piriform can do more, by developing a browser extension for Chrome, Safari and Firefox (and Edge - almost forgot!) to prevent advertisers and tracking beacons from ever being allowed to sit on our computers.

Otherwise they should remove "Safer Browsing" from their site.


What are your thoughts? Should Piriform develop a "CCleaner for Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Edge" to STOP web trackers, beacons and cookies from sitting on your computer, to allow Safer Browsing sessions?
Free to disagree.

Note: (I do use CCleaner on my computer and have for many years).

 

[DJ Panda]

I honestly don't care safer or not. Its a wonderful program and would regret without it.

 

[Cohen]

That's very misleading. What they've said is true to a tiny extent, but for the most part cleaning browser history and cookies does not make your internet browsing confidential or make your identity on the internet anonymous.
They should definitely clarify what they mean by that; it's as misleading as saying installing a x antivirus will protect your computer from everything bad.

 

[reboot]

@Cohen Do you use CCleaner Pro? Were you mislead?

 

[roger_m]

It's not the first time they have made misleading claims. When the paid version of CCleaner was first released, which was called CCleaner Home at the time, they said it was the "most popular option," something I'm the sure the millions of free users would have disagreed with.

In any case, I haven't used CClenaer for years, as I have no need for it.

 

[Cohen]

@Cohen Do you use CCleaner Pro? Were you mislead?

I do use CCleaner Pro but I wasn't mislead; I don't even think I saw the "Safe Browsing" thing until this thread.

 

[reboot]

"Safer browsing" in comparison to what? Is it safer than NOT having your browser history and cookies erased? Yes it is safer.

Is it safer than having real time protection? Then logic says No it is not safer.

The fact that they stated they clear HISTORY and Cookies (not something in the moment or real time) meant that I (as a long time user of the Pro version) was NOT mislead into believing the feature were anything else than what they are saying "Safer Browsing".

If they were trying to claim "Safest" or "Real time" then I would have felt that they were being misleading. I hope that makes sense.

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

I do not use Ccleaner,but I have to admit it is an awesome program

 

[RXZ6Q]

Agree totally with you. Their marketing is shady IMO.

 

[reboot]

Agree totally with you. Their marketing is shady IMO.

How specifically is their marketing shady? Do you believe the OP is saying their marketing is shady?

 

[RXZ6Q]

How specifically is their marketing shady? Do you believe the OP is saying their marketing is shady?

Look for example at Recuva: Recuva - Free Download - Piriform
Free: No Support
Professional: Recover accidentally deleted files and images!

You can do absolutely the same with free version, there is no difference in terms of recovery between free and pro. Yet they claim it.

I don't belive OP is saying their marketing is shady.

 

[reboot]

Look for example at Recuva: Recuva - Free Download - Piriform
Free: No Support
Professional: Recover accidentally deleted files and images!

You can do absolutely the same with free version, there is no difference in terms of recovery between free and pro. Yet they claim it.

I don't belive OP is saying their marketing is shady.

Thank you for the clarification.

That's interesting. I bought the Professional Plus version of CCleaner which includes their other products like Recuva for their support and for me to support a company that had provided a free product for me, my team, and family from as far back as 2004. I also gave them PayPal donations (which I doubt they could possibly survive on).

Can I assume that you are NOT using any of their products because you don't want to support a company whose "marketing is shady"?

 

[RXZ6Q]

Thank you for the clarification.

That's interesting. I bought the Professional Plus version of CCleaner which includes their other products like Recuva for their support and for me to support a company that had provided a free product for me, my team, and family from as far back as 2004. I also gave them PayPal donations (which I doubt they could possibly survive on).

Can I assume that you are NOT using any of their products because you don't want to support a company whose "marketing is shady"?

I used to use CCleaner and Recuva sometimes. But now I switched. From CCleaner to built-in windows tool and from Recuva to paid software, so now I am Piriform-free It's more about what suits me more than about I don't want to support them. Their marketing is weird, but it's not that terrible. To be fair, I am using iobit uninstaller, too. And their marketing? Lol.

 

[reboot]

I used to use CCleaner and Recuva sometimes. But now I switched. From CCleaner to built-in windows tool and from Recuva to paid software, so now I am Piriform-free It's more about what suits me more than about I don't want to support them. Their marketing is weird, but it's not that terrible. To be fair, I am using iobit uninstaller, too. And their marketing? Lol.

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate and respect your opinion. I hear you with regards to iobit.

 

[juhful]

In no way does cleaning history and cookies after the fact make the actual browsing any safer at all.

 

[reboot]

In no way does cleaning history and cookies after the fact make the actual browsing any safer at all.

Do you clean your history and cookies?

 

[juhful]

Do you clean your history and cookies?

Yes I do.

 

[reboot]

Yes I do.

For what purpose?

 

[juhful]

For what purpose?

I like a clean system, it has nothing to do with safe browsing as the cleaning is done after the browsing is finished.

 

[Ink]

In no way does cleaning history and cookies after the fact make the actual browsing any safer at all.

Couldn't have explained it better. Thank you!