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Why is this a problem ?
Now Google can (potentially) associate your browsing history with your identity, whereas before, any read of one's history would be anonymous.
They could do this earlier too. Just needed more recources and still with lesser precision.
This causes a few other problems. For example I use Hangouts Chat (chat.google.com) on my Google Apps account, and I also have a personal gmail. Ever since the change I have to log out from my personal gmail to use Hangouts Chat, because it is looking at my Chrome account and telling me that I'm not part of the organization. I can't switch to the Google Apps account at all.
This is why setting up user profiles is handy in chrome. Keep one for work, one for home.
It probably is not a bug Though "Chrome integration" with Google is pointless at best and an awful user experience. I made the mistake of logging in w/ Google on Chrome mobile. Resulting in all my bookmarks being synced on the phone (because of course I want my desktop bookmarks on my phone. Obviously. Thanks Google). This is a mistake I'm not doing again.
Why on earth are you using chrome if you cared about that kind of stuff so much? No,it isn't a bug. It has always been that on android,using chrome browser or the youtube app meant that whatever google account was used in play store is also used to log you into google both on on chrome,yt,maps,etc... They just brought that feature to desktop,I suppose now you'll be logged into whatever google account last used? This…
> It has always been that on android,using chrome browser or the youtube app meant that whatever google account was used in play store is also used to log you into google both on on chrome,yt,maps,etc... That is setting up a system-global login, and having apps use it. That is very different, nearly opposite, from logging into a web page and having that intercepted and turned into a more global login.
You guys really don't get it do you? Google is oceania, it's five eyes / cia-nato and they wanted to have a 'global identifier' to identify everyone on the planet. If they haven't already achieved it (likely they have) then it's something they're aiming for.
google is a technofascist information monopoly, and given that they've been cenosring people politically on youtube by demonetizing and deplatforming them, that should give you pause, in case your opinons 'just so happen to evolve with new information that disagrees with the reigning silicon valley biased cult of opinion called 'the establishment''
sorry I went political here, but software is becoming VERY political. Things in firefox break more and more every day, forcing you to use chrome. FF widevine support breaks all the time, oops there goes NETFLIX and HULU and AMAZON on your linux platform... this kind of thing. Google is widevine, so you better be politically aligned with google or else....no DRM check for you, no video for your customers
Why is this a problem ?
Now Google can (potentially) associate your browsing history with your identity, whereas before, any read of one's history would be anonymous.
I think it’s safe to say google etc don’t require cookies to track you. And they’ve already mapped out any secondary gmail accounts you have. And they have your complete browser history joined from all devices they’ve stitched into your shadow profile which you can’t delete or access. Incognito mode is only good for the little spy guy graphic.
This is the 21st century - all activity is logged for future sale.
You didn't say why this is important to you so it comes off as a bit of a complaint for the sake of it. Are you concerned about your web history going to your Google account? You can turn that off. Don't believe that will really turn it off? Then don't believe that Chrome wasn't already logging your web history without your knowledge. Is it sad that respect for privacy has degraded this far? Absolutely. Is the mergin…
People like you really rise my blood pressure. No, it's not important to him/her, bad defaults[1] are important for everyone because they are incorrect design. The correct design is not to synchronize anything before obtaining informed consent.
I used to use Firefox for work and chrome for personal stuff. My new employer uses Google's business apps so it is easiest in Chrome....but that knocks out my two browsers at once system.
Often I'll need something I saved to drive (sample code, doc, something) or bookmarked in my personal account that suddenly was relevant to work.... swapping logins is a pain....