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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: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday September 25 2018, @09:52PM (1 child)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Tuesday September 25 2018, @09:52PM (#739886) Homepage Journal

    -g?

    I don't like the latest version - this is just before the forced login. I preferred the UI of the previous version.

    As far as I can tell there is no way to prevent it from automatically updating itself. If that's really the case I'm going to stop using it.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by tibman on Wednesday September 26 2018, @04:46AM

    by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 26 2018, @04:46AM (#740036)

    If you ever find that you don't like the way something looks. Try looking for a UI plugin/extension. Not updating is a security issue. I remember you being an apple person. Here you go: http://osxdaily.com/2018/09/10/disable-chrome-ui-theme-redesign [osxdaily.com]

    PS: always update!

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