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Re:What's the deal with Chromium on Linux? Google at odds wi... by lrvick on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:55PM (#25933802)
They could have let users define their own sync server. Instead they just opted to limit user choice and cripple users that wish to opt out of Google services but obtain similar functionality from services they host or from a third party.

This is how Google does things in Android too.

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Glob...

Now that sync features will be closed source with no accountability, the potential for abuse for more data collection from users is high.

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Re:What's the deal with Chromium on Linux? Google at odds wi... by alisonkisk on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:33PM (#25937379)
Anyone can modify chromium to use a different server, right? Google isn't the only one who can provide that code.
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