Product Updates Based on Your Feedback

Re:Product Updates Based on Your Feedback by _wmd on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:47PM (#18072049)

I set up Chrome remote desktop for a family member today, and absolutely sync is enabled simply by signing in. Sure, it presents "Undo" after the fact, but on visiting the associated Google account, it had already copied everything. I have NFC where this article sourced "sync isn't automatic", but it clearly is. Zero UI indicator it's happening until the Undo button appears, by which time you've already been ripped off.

Nice to at least see they're making it opt-out, but the damage has already been done.

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Re:Product Updates Based on Your Feedback by Zarel on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:27PM (#18072514)

I tested this literally yesterday, created a new Chrome profile, logged in, and it didn't automatically turn on Sync.

I just tested again now, and took screenshots this time, and once again, it didn't automatically turn on Sync.

https://imgur.com/a/ceShKkl

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Re:Product Updates Based on Your Feedback by dlubarov on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:18PM (#18072455)

I haven't used Chrome Remote Desktop recently. What exactly were you doing when sync turned on?

I've been using Gmail without signing into Chrome. Post-update, I am signed in, but sync is still off.

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