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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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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.
They shouldn't be monitored either way in my opinion as it's just a bunch of links, but especially not while still private.
Ultimately I don't think it quite matters if it technically is bookmarks or "collections", they seem clearly used in the same manner in this case.
I don't care if you're mad about it like I said. I just care about accuracy. The person in the screenshot and this thread's title are both inaccurate.
I didn't ever indicate I was mad, I simply stated my opinion. We already know it is inaccurate as you shared this in your original comment.
They aren't. They are made from links that appear in Google search results. Google is notifying the person that the link you've saved is being removed. Therefore it will be removed from your collection as well.
Keep licking that Google boot.
These blocks are usually the job of the ISP's in the country, mostly via DNS.
I don't think a simple "collection" of URLs would ever fall under any of that.
Normally, I would fully agree with you, but well, don't underestimate the stupidity of law makers: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/sign-our-petition-to-stop-france-from-forcing-browsers-like-mozillas-firefox-to-censor-websites/
France is always special! It's honestly sad that they constantly try to pull so many stupid things off.
I'm getting really sick at the amount of misinformation that gets spread here. There's plenty of stuff to hate Google without making shit up, and resorting to misleading titles.
Wtf is a collections?
Basically the Google equivalent of Pocket Reader; saves a whole bunch of links from Google News/Articles for you, Google search, and general web links. It's not the same as your Chrome bookmarks (though at one point they were considering merging them until everyone hated it).
Ok, I just checked. My collections consist almost entirely of saved maps locations of which restaurants and tourist places I want to visit. Interesting.
Beats me, I only use chrome if firefox cannot display the site correctly. And it's a case to case basis at that, it has to be that I really really need to access that site.
Also i rarely use the Google apps that came with my phone. The most probably used one is Maps.
Edit : so yeah, I forgot. I'm on Android. There's that, no escaping from them on my part. I can't be bothered with using and installing my own phone OS.
I'm with you. I've disabled some of the more intrusive system apps and Google apps, but there's no replacement for Maps atm. The best I've found is OsmAnd, but it is unusable for me because there's no way to track movement while observing the convention of north = up.
I like the maps integration with Android auto so that has to stay
Crazy that I had to scroll past 9 other comments to reach this one. Maybe I oughta start sorting comments by top.
Upvote this post to stop spreading misinformation please
I think you need to boost, not upvote. But I could be wrong.
As far as I'm aware boosting is only a kbin thing. I haven't seen it in any Lemmy client.
My bookmarks can also be shared with the public though
I'm not aware of a way of making your bookmarks public through chrome.
Aww man, I was hoping google was gonna clean my bookmark up for me.
Anything on my computer can be shared with the public as well.
You can access through google.com/save
That's not a function of chrome though, I can do that on any browser.
Thats's what I meant by posting the link, you can access it anywhere.
Okay sure but that's not a service that google is explicitly providing and hosting on their server. Bookmarks are saved locally.