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kworpy@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Google is now moderating user's bookmarks and removing them.

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Google is now moderating user's bookmarks and removing them.

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kworpy@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • ram@lemmy.ca
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    What the actual hell? I hate this so much. Google won’t touch right-wing extremist content, yet they’ll just poof your bookmarks? Bullshit.

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    Honestly, I’m not surprised. Not just because of their lack of privacy (them knowing your bookmarks), but also legally. Some countries are trying to crack down on piracy, and other illegal material, asking companies (like Google) to do this.

    Bottom line, don’t use Chrome, and Google Sync.

  • Written2323@lemmy.ml
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    Not bookmarks. Google collection

  • shotgun_crab@lemmy.world
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    Even if you hate Google, don’t go around spreading bullshit, please

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    laughing in firefoxian.

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    Well… https://floccus.org/ + https://github.com/TCB13/LoFloccus + Syncthing.

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    I wonder how they did it. The sync data is supposed to be protected by E2EE where the key is derived from the user password or an separate sync password, at least before I abandon Chrome and go FF few years ago.

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      It’s not Chrome and it’s not through sync.

      It’s Google Collections. Read the post.

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        Yes. I read that. Thank you.

        And thanks the person clarifying it.

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      Last I looked, Chrome’s sync is not E2EE. Next to nothing (user space) is E2EE, in Google’s ecosystem. By default it’s only Encryption in Transit. I think you can enable a Passphrase (encryption on device), but that’s optional.

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      • umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml
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        Idk then. I had a separate sync password which will not sync anything after logged on in Chrome until I gave that password.

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    cinched

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