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Chrome connects to three random domains at startup

When you start Chrome, it attempts to connect to three random domains. I've seen a few theories about why exactly this happens that brush up against the nefarious. The true rationale is incredibly mundane: hopefully this short summary will clear things up.
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Feb 18, 2012Chrome connects to three random domains at startup by tbassetto34955

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