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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by magicalist on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:30PM (#18042802)
> The new version of Chrome signs you into the browser even if you don't want to sign into the software itself. You can't really use Google's browsing device (Google Chrome) without providing your identity, if you ever want to sign into a Google website.

It doesn't sounds like you've actually tried this.

It doesn't sign you into anything but the google website, just like before. You have to turn on browser sync to sign into the browser. Seriously, try it. Your passwords, history, etc aren't there, and nothing shows up in your history from that session. Signing out of gmail still signs you out.

The new system is annoying because it makes it more difficult (impossible?) to sync to one Google account while having another one be the primary signed in one, but it doesn't sign the browser into anything on its own.

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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by JoshMnem on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:35PM (#18042830)
I've tried it multiple times and logging into a Google website automatically logs you into the browser itself (not just the website). Trying to clear cookies now doesn't clear Google's cookies either. Chrome 69.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by DenisM on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:40PM (#18042853)
Not for me it doesn't. 69 on Mac OS.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by JoshMnem on Friday September 21, 2018 @07:03PM (#18043330)
To reproduce:

- log out of Google Chrome

- clear all cookies (requires digging deep into the settings or using devtools, otherwise Google's cookies will remain)

- restart the browser

- make sure that your picture is not displayed in the browser itself or in the browser settings and that you aren't in incognito mode

- visit the Gmail website and log in

- your picture will now be displayed in the browser software itself (not just Google websites) and in the browser settings

- clearing cookies (ctrl-shift-del on Linux) will not log you out of Google websites or the browser

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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by quickben on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:37PM (#18043195)
Where are you two located? I have noticed Google discriminates per location. For example creating a Gmail account from Canada isn't possible without a phone number, whereas creating one from Europe is.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by codedokode on Friday September 21, 2018 @08:49PM (#18043828)
It probably depends on IP address reputation. For me in Russia, Google always requires a phone number, but I saw reports by others that phone isn't required for them.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by DenisM on Saturday September 22, 2018 @01:51PM (#18047030)
Seattle
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by codefined on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:48PM (#18042909)
It's not just JoshMnem who has this, the same happens to me. Running 69 on Windows.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by magicalist on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:57PM (#18042959)
> the same happens to me

In about:settings, does it say at the top "Syncing to codefined", or is there a button you can press to "Sync as codefined". Maybe the confusion is the UI.

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