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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

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 includes payment info you inputted on the play store or anywhere else. What exactly is your concern,I can't imagine you'd expect boundaries and privacy to be a thing google would respect with any of their products. They say "don't be evil" but they're pretty wishy-washy and flexible as to what they consider evil. I'd equate complaining about privacy and boundaries with google and fb to complaining about the rude staff and unpleasant patrons in prison.

codezero 8y ago
A lot of people use chrome because it has the best security according to a lot of experts, including here on HN. It’s reasonable to complain about a drift in functionality that spans the web to native gap in my opinion.
- prepend 8y ago
  Really? Perhaps 10 years ago, but Chrome is pretty ok when it comes to security. This eval that is Google's top result in search [0] has them tied for 6 out of 9 (5.5) and Chromium is better for security. [0] https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/ https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/
  - konart 8y ago
    They avaluate both security and privacy in this article. The comment above was about security alone.
  - overcyn 8y ago
    From that link you posted... > Security: Google has always been known as a leader for browser security, and for good reason... All said, Google’s leading position in browser security is undisputed. 5/5
- badrabbit 8y ago
  I wasn't saying don't use it. Just don't pretend the price you're paying for it is null. Chrome is the most (relatively) secure browser.
Dylan16807 8y ago
> 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.
- badrabbit 8y ago
  They see chrome as the system/OS with users leaving it very rarely(chromeos is the ideal chrome setup). If you look at chrome as the OS and tabs/chromeapps as the apps,it makes sense.

codezero 8y ago

A lot of people use chrome because it has the best security according to a lot of experts, including here on HN. It’s reasonable to complain about a drift in functionality that spans the web to native gap in my opinion.

prepend 8y ago
Really? Perhaps 10 years ago, but Chrome is pretty ok when it comes to security. This eval that is Google's top result in search [0] has them tied for 6 out of 9 (5.5) and Chromium is better for security. [0] https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/ https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/
- konart 8y ago
  They avaluate both security and privacy in this article. The comment above was about security alone.
- overcyn 8y ago
  From that link you posted... > Security: Google has always been known as a leader for browser security, and for good reason... All said, Google’s leading position in browser security is undisputed. 5/5
badrabbit 8y ago
I wasn't saying don't use it. Just don't pretend the price you're paying for it is null. Chrome is the most (relatively) secure browser.

Dylan16807 8y ago

> 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.

badrabbit 8y ago
They see chrome as the system/OS with users leaving it very rarely(chromeos is the ideal chrome setup). If you look at chrome as the OS and tabs/chromeapps as the apps,it makes sense.