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posted by mrpg on Tuesday September 25 2018, @09:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the do-evil dept.

Privacy concerns flare over latest Chrome browser's 'forced login'

When Google LLC launched its updated version of Chrome browser, Chrome 69, earlier this month, users were told a lot of small changes would happen all aimed at boosting productivity.

But some users now are not happy about something Google wasn't exactly selling prior to the release of the browser. That is, if you’re logged into a Google website, you will automatically be signed into the browser.

What that means is that if you're using Gmail or YouTube, for instance, because it's a Google site you will be signed into Chrome 69. Users have the option to keep signed-in of course, but they also have the option to use Chrome in Basic Mode.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:38PM (3 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:38PM (#739719) Journal

    I've been using Falkon, previously known as QupZilla, for a while. It's taking some getting used to and its adblock isn't quite as strong as UBlock Origin, but I really like it. It feels stripped-down, simple, and stable as a rock.

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  • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:54PM (#739725)

    >> I've been using Falkon, previously known as QupZilla, for a while.

    Given the OP's preferences one could say it is 2 girls, 1 QupZilla.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by zoward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @04:05PM (1 child)

    by zoward (4734) on Tuesday September 25 2018, @04:05PM (#739730)

    Yeah, I'm fond of it as well. It looks like it's basically a Qt wrapper around the Chromium engine, with a few odds and ends (like AdBlock) added for good measure. It's been compatible with damn near everything, and it lodas fast, especially if you're on a KDE or Qt-based system as chances are you already have some of the libraries in memory when you launch it.