Can Chrome be made safe for the privacy conscious? Everything I read suggests it is full of tracking, data mining, & similar spyware junk, yet I also find mention of apps like UnChrome, GoogleClean, etc., DIY articles like:

http://www.ghacks.net/2013/11/09/dis...google-chrome/

and suggestions of using Hosts File to stop Chrome from 'phoning home'.
So can Chrome be made safe for privacy, or is it too full of junk to fix?