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Im pretty unconfortable with my browser to have "hardcoded" code to connect me with one walled cloud.. be it google, microsoft or apple.. wheres is the choice?

Im pretty unconfortable with my browser to have "hardcoded" code to connect me with one walled cloud.. be it google, microsoft or apple.. wheres is the choice? look like these days using anything software or hardware from the tech giants means to be their pets

rahoulb 14y ago
Forgive me if I've misunderstood, but Chrome Sync is off by default, and there are alternatives, such as XMarks, that you can install instead. Same goes for iCloud Sync in Safari and Firefox Sync too.
- mitchty 14y ago
  Yep, I signed up for lastpass+xmarks for these reasons. I pay them the $20 for mobile access as well, that and I want to support a cross browser solution instead of having everything tied to one vendor.
philfreo 14y ago
Perhaps you should use WebKit or Chromium as your browser then.
- pcwalton 14y ago
  Chromium has the same code.
  - philfreo 14y ago
    Chromium has Chrome Sync??
- lttlrck 14y ago
  Or perhaps contribute to Chrome development. There seem to be a lot of experts here, I'm sure they'd all be welcomed with open arms.
Gmo 14y ago
You should use firefox ... it has the same functionality, and you can host the server if you want.
brown9-2 14y ago
The choice is that you have to sign in and enable Chrome Sync, it is not on by default: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=165139&p=settings_sign_in https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an...
danielweber 14y ago
Sync is strictly opt-in. I know because I've never opted-in. (It was because I'm worried about just how much information Google is collecting on me, so while I can feel smart for not having a crashing Chrome yesterday, really I was just lucky. There but for the grace of God.)
ionforce 14y ago
Make your own browser.
- oscargrouch 14y ago
  Yep, im doing it.. over the chrome dead body..(source code) but will not be a browser by definition.. its another "thing" but sure it will respect your data, privacy and civil rights.. This Big Brother thing (under our backs) must stop.
deelowe 14y ago
It's not hardcoded. It's a feature that's opt-in. Firefox has a similar feature and most people find it quite useful. This is a bug in software that caused the browser to crash. It just so happens that the outage caused a certain scenario to arise that caused this particular bug to surface. It's in no way a design flaw. It's just poor implementation.

rahoulb 14y ago

Forgive me if I've misunderstood, but Chrome Sync is off by default, and there are alternatives, such as XMarks, that you can install instead. Same goes for iCloud Sync in Safari and Firefox Sync too.

mitchty 14y ago
Yep, I signed up for lastpass+xmarks for these reasons. I pay them the $20 for mobile access as well, that and I want to support a cross browser solution instead of having everything tied to one vendor.

philfreo 14y ago

Perhaps you should use WebKit or Chromium as your browser then.

pcwalton 14y ago
Chromium has the same code.
- philfreo 14y ago
  Chromium has Chrome Sync??
lttlrck 14y ago
Or perhaps contribute to Chrome development. There seem to be a lot of experts here, I'm sure they'd all be welcomed with open arms.

Gmo 14y ago

You should use firefox ... it has the same functionality, and you can host the server if you want.

brown9-2 14y ago

The choice is that you have to sign in and enable Chrome Sync, it is not on by default: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=165139&p=settings_sign_in https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an...

danielweber 14y ago

Sync is strictly opt-in. I know because I've never opted-in. (It was because I'm worried about just how much information Google is collecting on me, so while I can feel smart for not having a crashing Chrome yesterday, really I was just lucky. There but for the grace of God.)

ionforce 14y ago

Make your own browser.

oscargrouch 14y ago
Yep, im doing it.. over the chrome dead body..(source code) but will not be a browser by definition.. its another "thing" but sure it will respect your data, privacy and civil rights.. This Big Brother thing (under our backs) must stop.

deelowe 14y ago

It's not hardcoded. It's a feature that's opt-in. Firefox has a similar feature and most people find it quite useful. This is a bug in software that caused the browser to crash. It just so happens that the outage caused a certain scenario to arise that caused this particular bug to surface. It's in no way a design flaw. It's just poor implementation.