"… Google’s “Sync” feature for the Chrome browser is enabled by default…" "… since some schools require students to use Chromebooks, many parents are unable to

"… Google’s “Sync” feature for the Chrome browser is enabled by default…" "… since some schools require students to use Chromebooks, many parents are unable to prevent Google’s data collection." Doesn't "enabled by default" mean that parents should be able to disable the sync feature? That being said, I would assume that any tracking features would be separated from syncing features on a machine built for a student. Google appears to be attempting to correct that, after EFF's prompt: "Google told EFF that it will soon disable a setting on school Chromebooks that allows Chrome Sync data, such as browsing history, to be shared with other Google services."