Google is preparing an update to its popular Chrome web browser in response to the privacy reactions it has faced during recent changes to the browser connection. With this change, when you sign in to a Google website, such as Gmail, you're automatically signed in to Chrome with the same account, even if it's not your intention. Google claims to have implemented this change to simplify connection management.

But this change was not welcomed by the privacy community, nor by users who appreciated that logging into a Google account did not necessarily mean connecting to Chrome.

Matthew Green, who teaches cryptography at Johns Hopkins, tweeted in part: "I always thought that the minute Google was obviously starting to abuse Chrome's market power, it was when I returned to Firefox. It looks like it's time. "

And Chrome is the dominant browser with a share of about 60%, according to StatCounter, well before the second Apple Safari, which holds a share of about 14.5%.

In a blog post published Wednesday, Google said the next version of Chrome, scheduled for mid-October, would allow more users to exercise control.

"We've heard – and we appreciate – your feedback," said Zach Koch, Google Chrome Product Manager. "Although we believe that connection consistency will help many of our users, we are adding a control that allows users to disable the web connection with the browser-based login – in this way, users have more control over their connection . experience. For users who disable this feature, connecting to a Google website will not connect them to Chrome. "

Google also plans to better communicate your login status and sync or not the data to your Google Account.

You'll know if you're signed in to Chrome if you see your profile picture in the top right corner of the browser.

For his part, Green tweeted "a big cry to the Chrome team for his listening and his control of the damage". But he added that he was going to "use it as an impetus to start separating from Google".

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