KAV is an antivirus program, Chrome is a browser. I am looking for a better browser. Fast like Chrome but I agree I want nothing to do with Google. It is getting to be a large problem Google is biggest kid on the block, Chrome is growing in fast in popularity. And Android smart phones are #1.
So while there are other good search engines to use, what browser for computer and even a harder question what browser for Android phone?
I used FireFox for years but it became buggy, bloated and slow.
You want Opera. It has the same high performance engine under the hood as Chrome and possibly a better feature set altogether.
I know the proggies, and agree with you. All I can do is to minimize my use of Chrome on my new Android phone. I use IE on puters, but that is not flawless either. I use FF as a last ditch backup, if needed.