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Why is it, when I connect to a website, I see references to google and chrome.com?

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m.neue
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Does the Firefox browser share google chrome applications and tools? Whenever I connect to websites, unrelated to google or its browser, google chrome, I notice, paying attention to the bottom-left corner of the Firefox browser, that my browsing sessions have something to do with google and its browser. On another session, I noticed, that my browsing sessions had something to do with twitter.com, but I don't tweet. I don't have an account with Twitter. I'm not interested.

Does the problem have to do with plug-ins? If so, should I disable all plug-ins. My understanding is that plug-ins allow for better website/user interface. Which plug-ins are secure? 

Can someone please explain?
Does the Firefox browser share google chrome applications and tools? Whenever I connect to websites, unrelated to google or its browser, google chrome, I notice, paying attention to the bottom-left corner of the Firefox browser, that my browsing sessions have something to do with google and its browser. On another session, I noticed, that my browsing sessions had something to do with twitter.com, but I don't tweet. I don't have an account with Twitter. I'm not interested. Does the problem have to do with plug-ins? If so, should I disable all plug-ins. My understanding is that plug-ins allow for better website/user interface. Which plug-ins are secure? Can someone please explain?

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A great many normal web pages have friend or like buttons that load with the web page. Who knows what else they do.

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A great many normal web pages have friend or like buttons that load with the web page. Who knows what else they do.