The new version of chrome browser released this week has introduced the highly criticized associated login function. Security experts criticized that Google forced Chrome browser users to log in, so that users' services could be connected (such as Gmail). In fact, if you want to synchronize bookmarks, passwords or browsing history between devices, users will take the initiative to do this. However, although Google stated that synchronization is not enabled automatically, the change has been widely regarded as a way to trick users into sharing more data inadvertently.
It is gratifying that Google has now provided users with more control rights. In a blog post titled "Product Updates Based on Your Feedback", Chrome Product Manager Zach Koch explained:
Google is responding to some changes introduced in Chrome 70. Our company has added a new control to disable automatic login for Chrome.
Even so, Chrome's automatic login function (such as when logging in to Gmail on the network) is still the default behavior.
At the same time, Google has also updated the synchronization interface so that users can have a clearer understanding of whether to sync information such as password, credit card, address, and browsing history to the Google account.
Chrome 70 also clears all Google authentication cookies when the user logs out, rather than keeping them in order to stay logged in.
If you encounter the problem of using multiple accounts after Chrome 69 update:
Please also navigate to "chrome:// flags/#account-consistency",
and then disable "Identity consistency between browser and cookies",
thus removes Chrome's automatic login status.
If you feel that it is not affected much for the time being, you can also wait for the official version of Chrome 70 released in mid-October.
[Compiled from: TheVerge]
