Matthew Green, a cryptographer and professor at Johns Hopkins University, wrote a lengthy blog post explaining why this move from Google was enough cause for him to stop using Google Chrome entirely. Basically, Google tied Chrome and Google accounts together so you wouldn’t sign into a service on Chrome and accidentally sync information with someone else’s account.īut a number of security professionals simply weren’t buying it. Google’s Adrienne Porter Felt, an engineer and manager for the Chrome browser, took to Twitter to explain a little bit more about the forced login changes.įelt, tackling the first main concern, points out that Chrome’s Sync feature, which shares browser information such as history with Google so it can be shared across your devices, is turned off by default.įelt also explains that the reason Google decided to make this change was to put an end to any confusion users may have had when trying to sign out of public or shared devices. The other issue of focus is Google’s decision to be so quiet about such a major change. Users don’t understand why logging into Gmail, Google Docs, or any other Google service would need to force Google Chrome to also connect to their Google accounts, presumably giving Google access to its browser history, saved passwords, and other personal information. While there are a number of concerns being leveled at Google here, the issue is essentially two-part. Logging out of a Google service will also force log you out of Google Chrome. With an updated user interface, enhanced password manager, and a slew of other updates, you would assume the latest version of Google’s popular web browser, Chrome 69, would be eliciting some pretty good responses.īut security experts just shined a light on a controversial feature that came with the latest Google Chrome that previously wasn’t announced by the search giant.Ī Google Chrome user recently pointed out on Hacker News that Google now forces you to login to your Google account on Chrome if you login to any other Google service using the browser. The internet has erupted over Google’s latest Chrome release - and not in a good way.
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