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How does google-chrome store its Local Data?

Specifically, I'd like to have a command-line script that would display, or make a few specific changes to, some of the browser's local data.

I'm not asking how to write the software, but assuming there isn't already such a tool, I do need to know the specific files and their format.

I see that .config/google-chrome/Default/Cookies is an SQLite database, but I'm interested in Default/Local Storage/leveldb/*.ldb, I think.

(In case it makes any difference, assume Ubuntu 18.04.)

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The user's data should not be accessed, it is what is said ethically. And that's what browser owners assume, although the data could be saved with a user password and a common encryption method, or using a PGP method. It would be a more transparent policy.

But if you are the user, you can partially solve your problem: 1. you can block cookies, block online work, IndexedDB, etc., and 2. follow this scheme: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bc3HEEWBh9jh-GLvBPJFIDSb-UrmQi3l.

My solution is better than sharing a link to this question via email, Twitter, or Facebook, right? :)

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