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by ronjouch 3396 days ago
But do you do? (Honest question; I mean: is there a reliable and easy way to enforce encryption happens?)
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danielsamuels 3396 days ago
Yes, it's a simple option in the settings: https://i.imgur.com/0np3ItM.png
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mintplant 3395 days ago
It's not on by default though, meaning most users will be passing data their browsing data through Google unencrypted. Not only tabs but cookies, full browser history...

I'm always surprised that no one seems to think this a big deal. People will install and recommend tracking-blocking extensions while allowing Google to hoover up all this data without a second thought.

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NikolaeVarius 3395 days ago
By default Google encrypts it. Its clearly in that picture
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mintplant 3395 days ago
No, danielsamuels has manually changed that setting. The default is to only encrypt saved passwords: https://www.spinda.net/files/chromesync.png
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ronjouch 3396 days ago
Oh okay, didn't know Chrome provided this feature natively, I thought you were referring to some kind of crazy DIY encrypt-things-behind-Chrome's-back monitoring script setup.

Thanks, and thanks for the precise screenshot :)

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