You can see headers on Chrome using the developper tool. Indeed, Google developed several headers that are only sent to Google to make the integration with the services even smoother. Not only is Google making some services running faster on Chrome, the browser also sends information only to Google. Google service integrationĪs, the Verge already explained, Chrome is turning into the new IE6 (in case you wonder, that’s not a compliment). I doubt many people read it, but it’s a treasure trove of info about Chrome features and interactions with Google services. The only document which announced all changes is the Chrome privacy whitepaper. This are about to get even more complicated as Google introduce a new features that sends data to Google even when synchronization is off. On desktop, signing-in to the browser is almost mandatory but synchronization is off by default, on Android sign-in is off by default, but as soon as you sign-in synchronization is enabled. Indeed, for your browsing activity to be linked to your Google account you must sign-in on the browser and enables browser synchronization. This new feature was unexpected, it was also not announced in Google post about the Chrome update, there is no simple opt-out, it makes the Chrome Privacy Policy outdated and it confusingly as creates different user experiences on Android and on desktop.

I’m not the only one who has been unpleasantly surprised by the way Chrome now handles logins on Google services (more on Techmeme). SeptemCategories: Google More on Chrome updates and headers

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