If you're logged into a Google service like Gmail, an icon in the upper-right corner of Chrome windows now shows that you're logged into Google's browser as well, regardless of your previous preference. That choice has always been a Chrome hallmark, emblematic of the balance between Google's business incentive to gobble up all of your data and its stated goal of respecting user privacy.īut in its 10th anniversary release a couple of weeks ago, Chrome started exhibiting a new behavior that alarmed users who purposely stay logged out.

And a recent change to how Chrome treats logins has shown how poorly those alterations can go over.Įven if you don't know much about the intricacies of Chrome's settings, you probably know that you can log into Chrome with your Google account-to sync your browsing history and other useful data across devices-or you can use it without logging in.

So when Chrome adjusts its features or policies, it impacts a huge chunk of people worldwide. Though Chrome launched in 2008 as a scrappy upstart, it has for years been the dominant web browser, with over 60 percent market share on both desktop and mobile.

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