Gandalf_The_Grey
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- Apr 24, 2016
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Five years ago I wrote an article about the shortcomings of Chrome Sync (as well as a minor issue with Firefox Sync). Now Chrome Sync has seen many improvements since then. So time seems right for me to revisit it and to see whether it respects your privacy now.
Spoiler: No, it doesn’t. It improved, but that’s an improvement from outright horrible to merely very bad. The good news: today you can use Chrome Sync in a way that preserves your privacy. Google however isn’t interested in helping you figure out how to do it.
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Chrome Sync privacy is still very bad
Unlike five years ago, today Chrome Sync is merely bad for your privacy. There is a way to use it without sacrificing your privacy, but Google doesn’t want you to find it.