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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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