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.
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.
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.
Get. Away. From. Google.
It's really that simple for much of their products. I really don't understand why people still insist on using chrome, in particular. Google is a horrible company that would literally sell you into slavery if it was legal and they thought it'd boost their ad business somehow.
Part of the problem is that Google has an entire ecosystem that is ridiculously useful and is designed to hook people and keep them around. And once they're hooked it's really hard to move away from, even if it's in their best interest.
Unfortunately, parts of that ecosystem start deteriorating as they slowly abandon the product, until it reaches a point of being borderline useless. Then, they just deactivate it with little to no warning. Sometimes they just shut things down even if they're popular (such as Google Poly).
For example, their line of home security cameras are getting worse in quality and usefulness. I feel like it's only a matter of time until the Nest service shuts down.
Everyone says Apple's walled garden is a problem.
Google built something far more insidious. higher walls but glass, no garden just a swamp of ads.
Google keeps taking L's and firefox keeps taking W's. If they keep going maybe firefox will be most used browser again
How to make people care, though
A few days ago, a friend asked me what browser I was using, a question he asked me in a genuine manner of getting my opinion. When I asnwered that I was using Firefox, he - again, what seemed to be genuine - wanted to know why. Knowing that he likes to use adblockers, I then told him about Google's recent attempts of attacking an open web, specificly mentioning ManifestV3 and WEI API and how they are a potential threat to his use of adblockers.
"Well, I use ublock origin on chrome and it still works, so I'll keep using that."
Apparently, I am not convincing enough.
Are you fucking shitting me rn? I am sick of how lame this dystopian future is. Where are my neon lights and grungy underground bars? All we get in this timeline are takedown notices, corporate overreach, disappearing content and DMCA strikes.
TBF in your grungy cyberverse the corporatocracy would simply try to kill you or turn you into a vegetable instead of sending you a DMCA violation notice by email.
People who still use Google Chrome in 2023 should not be surprised. Firefox gang stays winning
Op you're so easily fooled
getfirefox.com and disable google search in your preferences. F*ck google.
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
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.
guess i'm not using opera anymore, time for firefox.
the only two things that shock me about this is
That it took until now for it to happen
that people are shocked by it.
Not on firefox they're not
Is this an old screenshot? The email looks like a screenshot of a screenshot, of a screenshot, etc.
As people have said, this is fake, but why would you keep any important data with Google anyway?
People keep saying this is fake,, but I just received this email today on another site lol that's annoying
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.
Google doing google things. Nothing to see here
Nothing comes before profit -- especially not the consumer.
