Google Chrome gets extension sync

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by coderdude • 16 years ago

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drivebyacct6• 16 years ago

I would love to do this without sharing my extension data and bookmarks with Google. They already know what I search for. I don't really want them to know my favorite porn or cooking websites.

How difficult would it be to add a different provider for Chromium sync, or make a small server component that would allow anyone to decentralized-ly be their own provider of a sync repo for their browsers?

buster• 16 years ago

How selfish of you, to save the good porn sites for yourself

drivebyacct6• 16 years ago

Uh, at least among male internet users I am a small minority. I wouldn't worry about my collection, heh. Besides, they're still there and finding is half the fun.

yanw• 16 years ago

They don't "know" about your porn bookmarks, it's just stored on their servers, besides the sync is not obligatory you can use the xmarks extention if you're more comfortable with them.

drivebyacct6• 16 years ago

Oh I know, I'm just paranoid and have (yes, even me, the Google fanboy) my limits on what I'm willing to store on others' servers.

I know, I can use xmarks or del.icio.us or whomever, but having bookmarks/extensions or (at least eventually) all of my browser state synced in a single place... that's just unbeatable IMO. Especially because I have a desktop, laptop and work laptop that are used about equally. It's a nightmare to remember, "Oh where did I bookmark that page at?" etc. Not to mention extensions, cookies, etc, etc.

ZitchDog2• 16 years ago

Why don't you write your own extension to sync your bookmark to AWS? (encrypted of course)

drivebyacct6• 16 years ago

Laziness? Plus I like the fact that it's integrated into the browser itself. That might be irrational though, not sure how well integrated plugins can be in core browser stuff.

Google Chrome gets extension sync

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