They mention that arguing this really lessens the impact security changes like this should have, and that there being options does not excuse poor actions on a service'/company's part
They mention that arguing this really lessens the impact security changes like this should have, and that there being options does not excuse poor actions on a service'/company's part
I could stop using Chrome, but literally every other browser sucks a long time compared to it (for my personal usage, that is, —specially Firefox, who just don't seem to GAF about supporting my...
I could stop using Chrome, but literally every other browser sucks a long time compared to it (for my personal usage, that is, —specially Firefox, who just don't seem to GAF about supporting my operative system MacOS—). So it would be extremely painful to switch, and kind of useless. Because I'll still have an Android phone I cannot root and rid of Google Apps and a gmail account I'll still need to use (plus a college account that relies on Gmail) and using a VPN and Chrome on my low end computer makes it as hot as lava and the fans start to sound like hurricanes. Can't pay for OSMand maps either.
Point being, for a lot of people there's just no escaping Google.
I also don't own a router I can install raspberry pie on or set up my own email server.
Huh? This has been happening in my browser for at least a couple of years. Every time I log in to Calendar (the Google feature I use most often on my computer), my browser get logged in as well....
From now on, every time you log into a Google property (for example, Gmail), Chrome will automatically sign the browser into your Google account for you. It’ll do this without asking, or even explicitly notifying you.
Huh? This has been happening in my browser for at least a couple of years. Every time I log in to Calendar (the Google feature I use most often on my computer), my browser get logged in as well. It's just habit now for me to log out from Chrome after updating my Calendar, because I know that Chrome has logged me in as well. This is an old feature. Isn't it?
Does that big blue button indicate that I’m already synchronizing my data to Google? That’s scary! Wait, maybe it’s an invitation to synchronize! If so, what happens to my data if I click it by accident?
I hate features like this! I've told a few developers in my time that "click & pray" is not an appropriate way for users to learn a system. Every feature should somehow explain what it is, what it does, and what it's currently doing (and not with vague ambiguous pictographs!).
So in Chrom(e|ium) you can log into the browser itself. This enables some extra features like syncing bookmarks and extensions (similar to Mozilla Sync in Firefox). This new thing does the browser...
So in Chrom(e|ium) you can log into the browser itself. This enables some extra features like syncing bookmarks and extensions (similar to Mozilla Sync in Firefox). This new thing does the browser login if you log into, say, gmail.
What I think you are describing is what they've had for a while, which is to simply save your login session as other sites would (facebook, reddit, tildes, etc). This would be the same across all browsers.
No. When I log in to Google Calendar, all my Chrome pages subsequently show my user profile picture in the top-right corner until I actively log out again. By logging in to Calendar, I am also...
What I think you are describing is what they've had for a while, which is to simply save your login session as other sites would (facebook, reddit, tildes, etc).
No. When I log in to Google Calendar, all my Chrome pages subsequently show my user profile picture in the top-right corner until I actively log out again. By logging in to Calendar, I am also logging in to Chrome. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.
This hasn't happened to me, though I should note I only have one gmail account and have been logged into that one account within Chrome for quite some time now; I can't remember the last time I...
This hasn't happened to me, though I should note I only have one gmail account and have been logged into that one account within Chrome for quite some time now; I can't remember the last time I actually logged into the account. Apparently being logged in already doesn't affect the browser login, I guess?
If privacy is a concern, do not use Chrome (or Google products, but just switching your browser is easier).
They mention that arguing this really lessens the impact security changes like this should have, and that there being options does not excuse poor actions on a service'/company's part
I could stop using Chrome, but literally every other browser sucks a long time compared to it (for my personal usage, that is, —specially Firefox, who just don't seem to GAF about supporting my operative system MacOS—). So it would be extremely painful to switch, and kind of useless. Because I'll still have an Android phone I cannot root and rid of Google Apps and a gmail account I'll still need to use (plus a college account that relies on Gmail) and using a VPN and Chrome on my low end computer makes it as hot as lava and the fans start to sound like hurricanes. Can't pay for OSMand maps either.
Point being, for a lot of people there's just no escaping Google.
I also don't own a router I can install raspberry pie on or set up my own email server.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Can't run from Google.
I'm on El Capitan using Firefox 62.
Huh? This has been happening in my browser for at least a couple of years. Every time I log in to Calendar (the Google feature I use most often on my computer), my browser get logged in as well. It's just habit now for me to log out from Chrome after updating my Calendar, because I know that Chrome has logged me in as well. This is an old feature. Isn't it?
I hate features like this! I've told a few developers in my time that "click & pray" is not an appropriate way for users to learn a system. Every feature should somehow explain what it is, what it does, and what it's currently doing (and not with vague ambiguous pictographs!).
I think they mean the browser integration gets logged in. What you are familiar with is just the usual login sharing the google stuff has had forever.
This is an explanation that means nothing to me, sorry. :(
So in Chrom(e|ium) you can log into the browser itself. This enables some extra features like syncing bookmarks and extensions (similar to Mozilla Sync in Firefox). This new thing does the browser login if you log into, say, gmail.
What I think you are describing is what they've had for a while, which is to simply save your login session as other sites would (facebook, reddit, tildes, etc). This would be the same across all browsers.
No. When I log in to Google Calendar, all my Chrome pages subsequently show my user profile picture in the top-right corner until I actively log out again. By logging in to Calendar, I am also logging in to Chrome. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.
Chrome has profiles
This hasn't happened to me, though I should note I only have one gmail account and have been logged into that one account within Chrome for quite some time now; I can't remember the last time I actually logged into the account. Apparently being logged in already doesn't affect the browser login, I guess?