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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by vasachi on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:45AM (#28977834)
Doesn't chrome have browsing history sync?
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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by aasasd on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:05AM (#28978007)
Uh uh! While I'm obviously no fan of Google and Chrome, afaik the synced data is encrypted, or at least Goog says so. I.e. it's used just for syncing.

Can't remember, though, if it's always encrypted, or just optionally encrypted.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by milankragujevic on Sunday October 24, 2021 @11:27AM (#28978785)
Optionally encrypted, if you provide your own sync passphrase.
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