Chrome reconsiders: in Chrome 70 users will be able to stop forced login

One of the news items that has raised the most dust in the last few hours is related to Google and the controversy that it has raised, on the other hand, in the policy of forced access. A practice that jeopardizes the privacy and security of our data when we want to access any of the Google services that require registration. Users on the warpath

We already anticipated it; when accessing Gmail or YouTube, to give just two examples, the browser would automatically log in with our account. A blow, especially when we use a computer that is not the usual one and that has meant, after complaints from users, that Google ends up giving up behind.

A controversial decision

It will be with Google Chrome in its version 70 when this practice is repealed… but we better explain it carefully, since the process is not as simple as many might think.

With Chrome 69 when entering any of the services _made in Google_ a forced login was caused. The system detects when we have _logged in_ and automatically loads our entire profile, and without asking us about it.

According to Google, this is a measure aimed at improving the functioning of the system. According to experts, it is a measure that offers a high risk in terms of the integrity of our data.

Backing up

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So much so that from Google they have not been slow to take action on the matter and they have undone what until a few hours ago was their maxim Google has announced on its blog that in Chrome 70 this feature can be removed by the user. A new feature called Chrome sign-in."

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To do this they have added a shortcut within the Settings panel in Privacy and security by which users can disable the start of web session with browser-based login. This novelty should arrive with Chrome 70, although in Google Chrome Beta, in that version 70, it is not yet implemented."

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Also, we have to wait and see if Google is brave enough to set this option as disabled by default, or will have to be the users who manually have to move the selectorto disable this option."

In addition, the American company has clarified how they manage cookies, and it has been known that despite the fact that we used the delete _cookies_, the system stored those corresponding to Google services. It is true that it deleted the others, but those, the Google ones, remained unchanged.

We will have to wait for Chrome 70 to reach the public to see if Google's promises come true. While you already know, being forced to log into your Google profile will be something you'll have to get used to.

Source | Google