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Just got the update at work, and miraculously my uBlock adblocking extension was removed and DuckDuckGo as the default search engine replaced with Google. Looks

by sveme 8y ago

Just got the update at work, and miraculously my uBlock adblocking extension was removed and DuckDuckGo as the default search engine replaced with Google. Looks like all my customizations were replaced by defaults. Now I'm wondering whether it was our IT's fault or due to Google actions.

CodeWriter23 8y ago
No IT staff in my shop. And the last 3 version upgrades have removed all my extensions, while trying to force the Google Drive extension on my installation. So the thing is, I’m heavily reliant on 1Password, and force uninstalling that extension has made Chrome useless to me. I refuse to reinstall my extensions again and I refuse to log in to Chrome to have my extensions synced. If they want to break my browser on autopilot, they can fuck off.
- Sidnicious 8y ago
  This sounds like a bug. Could you please file it at https://crbug.com/new https://crbug.com/new?
  - CodeWriter23 8y ago
    Send me a check for my rate and I’ll do it.
TomMarius 8y ago
Happened to me as well (with no corporate IT around)
beavis2 8y ago
That didn't happen to me.
antpls 8y ago
I updated Chromium to version 69 on a personal debian 9.5, but it didn't touch any of my settings nor removed any installed extensions. I don't (and never did) log into Chromium with my Google account however, so no syncing is happening.
Crosseye_Jack 8y ago
This can happen if somehow sync got enabled when you signed in. Sync kicked in, noticed a mismatch between your current setup and the one you had set up many years ago while testing the “sign into chrome” process and set your setting to the one in the cloud. It’s caught me out a couple of times too.
- sveme 8y ago
  Sync is disabled by Corporate IT by default. Not suggesting any malevolence, just wanted to check whether anyone else experienced a similar suspicious event as well.
  - jchung 8y ago
    Curious now about how exactly your Corporate IT team is disabling sync by default. Especially given the change as described. Possible to elaborate?
sheeshkebab 8y ago
Yes, same here - ublock got deleted, settings got reset on upgrade. Fuck off google - and your fucking browsertracker

by sveme 8y ago

CodeWriter23 8y ago

No IT staff in my shop. And the last 3 version upgrades have removed all my extensions, while trying to force the Google Drive extension on my installation. So the thing is, I’m heavily reliant on 1Password, and force uninstalling that extension has made Chrome useless to me. I refuse to reinstall my extensions again and I refuse to log in to Chrome to have my extensions synced. If they want to break my browser on autopilot, they can fuck off.

Sidnicious 8y ago
This sounds like a bug. Could you please file it at https://crbug.com/new https://crbug.com/new?
- CodeWriter23 8y ago
  Send me a check for my rate and I’ll do it.

TomMarius 8y ago

Happened to me as well (with no corporate IT around)

beavis2 8y ago

That didn't happen to me.

antpls 8y ago

I updated Chromium to version 69 on a personal debian 9.5, but it didn't touch any of my settings nor removed any installed extensions. I don't (and never did) log into Chromium with my Google account however, so no syncing is happening.

Crosseye_Jack 8y ago

This can happen if somehow sync got enabled when you signed in. Sync kicked in, noticed a mismatch between your current setup and the one you had set up many years ago while testing the “sign into chrome” process and set your setting to the one in the cloud. It’s caught me out a couple of times too.

sveme 8y ago
Sync is disabled by Corporate IT by default. Not suggesting any malevolence, just wanted to check whether anyone else experienced a similar suspicious event as well.
- jchung 8y ago
  Curious now about how exactly your Corporate IT team is disabling sync by default. Especially given the change as described. Possible to elaborate?

sheeshkebab 8y ago

Yes, same here - ublock got deleted, settings got reset on upgrade. Fuck off google - and your fucking browsertracker