"You're signing into Gmail. Would you like to link Chrome to [email protected]? This will enable automatic notifications in Gmail, sync passwords and web history, and also automatically log into other Google websites when you visit them".
"Yes / No / No, and don't ask again"
"Yes / Ask again later"
... We passed the point where dark UX patterns deserved the benefit of doubt a few years ago.
If it benefits the company, it's intentional.
Theres almost never a true choice.
"Update now / Update in 1 week"
I think you're being a little optimistic.
> This will enable automatic notifications in Gmail
> sync passwords and web history
Chrome 69 does not enable either of these things just by signing into Gmail. (Sync being a separate opt-in has been well discussed. I just tested notifications on a new profile: they're not automatically enabled, and if I try to enable them in Gmail settings, I still get the usual browser permissions dialog.)
> and also automatically log into other Google websites when you visit them.
...and this one would happen regardless of any browser involvement.
If I have chrome sync enabled in browser on desktop a, then login to gmail in chrome on desktop b — is the browser history on desktop b now synced ...?
Also curious whether sync implies that old browser history in desktop b is synced to my account or is it guaranteed to be the case that “only browser data collected while logged in” is eligible for being synced between devices ...?
Google services are getting preferential treatment over the rest of the web on a browser with a market share big enough to be subject to an anti trust case. Vestager must be licking her lips right now...
I do not want synced browsers between my two environments.
This change makes it inordinately difficult to maintain that separation while utilizing other parts of the google ecosystem.
Maybe the Chrome team was wrong to introduce signing in to a browser at all?
maybe, but that would mean that all browser vendors did it wrong. (including mozilla)
I think that's the case, and Mozilla is one of all your friends who are jumping off the proverbial bridge. (Posted from FF, not signed-in.)
They are tying website login to browser login, with the intent of merging the two - that's the problem.
To users are Google who are fully invested in that corp having total control of their online life, this fuss will seem quaint and odd, but I do think it will have serious implications long term - people are turning away from search too for similar reasons - abuse your monopoly enough and people will actively seek out other options.