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Doesn't make sense to me. Why would anyone want to have their bookmarks managed by Google if privacy is their goal. I understand that this is about features you
by xkvhs 6y ago
Doesn't make sense to me. Why would anyone want to have their bookmarks managed by Google if privacy is their goal. I understand that this is about features you get when you login into browser with your Google account, which I doubt people who value privacy will do anyway. Importing bookmarks (or managing them some other way) seems almost trivial compared to other challenges of using linux, I don't understand why there's such emphasis on this. As for spellchecker - perhaps having your text sent to Google in full is not something necessarily desirable. Maybe I'm missing something.
- catchmeifyoucan 6y agoI think it’s a harder play at new browsers being built on Chromium, rather than bare bones Chromium users. Take a look at Edge, Brave, Sidekick, Mighty, Browser Company. All being built on Chromium! Each platform now has to own their own identity service, making it harder for users to migrate.
- cheph 6y ago> Doesn't make sense to me. Why would anyone want to have their bookmarks managed by Google if privacy is their goal. I'm pretty sure you can encrypt your synced bookmarks: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/165139?hl=en&visit_id=637472450015556894-3243664086&rd=1 https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/165139?hl=en&visit_... > With a passphrase, you can use Google's cloud to store and sync your Chrome data without letting Google read it. Your payment methods and addresses from Google Pay aren't encrypted by a passphrase. And why exactly does usage of Chromium imply more of privacy goal than usage of Chrome?
- herewegoagain2 6y agoBecause presumably Chrome sends data about your browsing habits to Google, and Chromium does not.
- cheph 6y agoWhy would you presume this?