Asshole Design

Nah. If you want to be outraged at Google, at least be correct.

This has to do with Google "collections", not synced bookmarks. Afaik, collections are a thing you only access on mobile through the google app, this doesn't even have anything to do with Chrome.

If you run chrome on mobile, for example, you don't have access to the collections. It's only through the google app.

Almost certain they monitor collections because they can be shared with public.

Google keeps taking L's and firefox keeps taking W's. If they keep going maybe firefox will be most used browser again

firefox doesn't do this

This is misinformation. This has to do with Google collections and how it's a shared platform, so of course google is going to monitor this.

Your private bookmarks are fine. Relax.

Still, you shouldn't use Chrome or any Google products if you can help it.

Op you're so easily fooled

Fake, as that site is brand new and has nothing on it.

People are saying this is fake, maybe that image in particular is, but I just got that email and that's annoying me so here's a pic

I am so incredibly sick of this intrusive digital dystopia.

Jesus just stop using Google. I registered my own domains (in plural yes) and nowadays I’m using them with iCloud, but I could easily change my entire emails from provider with a simple dns change.

For browser I advise using Firefox, but if you don’t like its performance Brave it’s also a good choice. (Though both have some shit going on behind curtains still far better than Google).

For password management just use either Bitwarden, Proton Pass or 1Password. It’s easy not to use Google to store your data, there’s a lot of competitors for what they do.

I'm sorry, WHAT?

getfirefox.com and disable google search in your preferences. F*ck google.

Good thing I've been using Raindrop.io to manage my bookmarks for years because I used to switch browsers so often. I've settled on Firefox for the most part, but am looking forward to Arc on Windows.

Is this just chrome? Or does this affect all chromium browsers? And yes, I already use FF, but I also use Brave for when FF doesn't work.

I'll switch immediately.

the only two things that shock me about this is

1. That it took until now for it to happen

2. that people are shocked by it.

Not on firefox they're not

As people have said, this is fake, but why would you keep any important data with Google anyway?

Is this an old screenshot? The email looks like a screenshot of a screenshot, of a screenshot, etc.