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Re:Logging into Gmail on Chrome links my Google Account to t... by Wowfunhappy on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:07PM (#26200792)
To make Chrome stop doing this, go to "Settings" > "Sync & Google Services", then switch off "Allow Chrome Sign-In".
Re:Logging into Gmail on Chrome links my Google Account to t... by beervirus on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:10PM (#26200810)
Or delete chrome and install Firefox.
Re:Logging into Gmail on Chrome links my Google Account to t... by ecf on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:39PM (#26200981)
There is a non-zero chance that out there somewhere is a Google team using the number of times someone clicked that setting off as a drinking game.
Re:Logging into Gmail on Chrome links my Google Account to t... by Wowfunhappy on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:42PM (#26200997)
...are you saying you've had the setting turn itself back on? That hasn't happened to me.
Re:Logging into Gmail on Chrome links my Google Account to t... by sxv on Friday February 19, 2021 @10:19PM (#26201177)
I think the implication is that the corporate minions knowingly inflict and delight in our suffering.