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> Initially, it was suggested that this removal impacted Google’s synched Chrome bookmarks but further research reveals that’s not the case. Instead, the remova
by TheRealPomax 3y ago
> Initially, it was suggested that this removal impacted Google’s synched Chrome bookmarks but further research reveals that’s not the case. Instead, the removals apply to Google’s saved feature
Pretty sure no one would confuse that for local bookmarks? This is a "your Google account" thing, not a browser thing.
- SoftTalker 3y ago> This is a "your Google account" thing, not a browser thing. Pretty sure 90% of the general public could not explain the difference.
- passwordoops 3y agoPretty sure it's >95%. But having said that, an HN bot to automatically send out a poll to random users on Twitter or something whenever someone types "general public would be nifty. Obviously not scientific, but at least as a straw poll it could indicate something
- causality0 3y agoI don't see a meaningful difference. If I had an HTML file of my bookmarks folder on my Google Drive, should Google be able to edit pirate links out of it?
- TheRealPomax 3y agoGiven that you'd be explicitly uploading content to Google's servers... yes? They get to moderate user generated content to high heaven and back, whether you share that content or not. In fact, given the last 2 decades of Google, how is this something that you (the person reading HN and knowing what Google does) would not expect? And have explained to your friends and family to expect as part of just standard day to day internet education?
- causality0 3y agoThey are allowed to delete files that violate their content policies. Nothing in the terms of service, however, gives them the right to edit files without the user's permission.