It is very nice to see you find your way here. You should definitely seek alternatives to Chrome, since using Chrome is like letting the Devil inside your house. Chrome is snooping on your activities by default. If you are interested in securing your home network I suggest you take small incremental steps in improving the software you use. In part 2 I mention startpage as another convenient alternative to Google. As a browser I suggest Firefox enhanced with the Ghostery add-on, which I describe here. If you want to go full Pro-mode I suggest switching to Ubuntu OS and using the Brave Browser. Brave Browser is the new kid on the block - with a crypto system and tracker removal by default.

The Mozilla Foundation and the FSF are great places to check out free and open alternatives to commercial software, as well as further post of mine since this is the topic I will focus on mostly. :)