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Sign in with a Google account - Discussion
Thanks for your feedback requesting the ability to sign in with a consumer Google account. From what we’re hearing, you’d like the ability to bring over data from Chrome, use your Google services and keep Microsoft Edge and Chrome in sync.
While we recognize this need, we’re currently focused on creating great 1st party account experiences with your Microsoft account and Work or School account. We appreciate the feedback around supporting signing in with other providers such as Google and will be taking this under consideration. One option available to you now would be to create a new Microsoft Account using your @gmail address, which would allow you to use a single user identifier across the various services you use.
Today, you can import your data from Chrome by going to edge://settings/importData for a one time import. You can also sign into Google websites and remember your password in Microsoft Edge to reduce the number of times you need to sign into these websites. And you can access your Microsoft Edge data on the go by signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account and syncing with Microsoft Edge Mobile apps and Microsoft Edge on other devices.
We will keep you updated as we further explore support for other sign-in providers in Microsoft Edge as well, it is on our roadmap.
Hey, everyone! Thanks so much for this discussion, we've learned a lot from your comments. We'd like to first make it clear that we do not plan to integrate Google services into Microsoft Edge by default. We are considering including an opt-in experience for users to attach their Google account to Microsoft Edge but are not ready to make a decision on it just yet.
I'd like to take this time to reiterate what Elliot posted back in November: One option available to you today to use a single user identifier across the various services you use is to create a new Microsoft Account using a @gmail address.
As you know, you can currently import your data from Chrome by going to edge://settings/importData. You can also sign into Google websites and remember your password in Microsoft Edge to reduce the number of times you need to sign in. Accessing your Microsoft Edge data on-the-go is easily done by signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account and syncing with Microsoft Edge across other devices and mobile.
As always, we will update here once we have more information. Please continue to provide your feedback and suggestions around this feature; the team will continue to review feedback even if we have moved something to Not Planned.
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- I don't think it's a good idea. Is Google allowing Microsoft accounts to sign it? Nope. Then why Microsoft should do it?
I know this feature is not planned, but I shared a workaround:
This way you may use your Gmail username and password to login and sync in Microsoft Edge.
In general, you are creating Microsoft Account using data you are using to sign into your Gmail.
- it's always been there, not new. Microsoft lets anyone who wants to create a new Microsoft account to either create a new Microsoft Email OR use their own Email address. that Email address can be Gmail, Yahoo etc.
HotCakeX wrote:
it's always been there, not new. Microsoft lets anyone who wants to create a new Microsoft account to either create a new Microsoft Email OR use their own Email address. that Email address can be Gmail, Yahoo etc.Yup, and kudos to MS for that! Now, another little step towards making life easier for its users by allowing sync with a Google account wouldn't hurt, either.
I don't have a personal dog in this fight (to the extent possible I refrain from using the Google ecosystem, and until Microsoft releases a Linux version of Edge in another year or two, Firefox will remain my primary browser) but I think it appropriate to make a few quiet observations:
(1) Although Microsoft has made it clear (see "Best Response") that it does not "plan to integrate Google services into Microsoft Edge by default", Microsoft is "considering including an opt-in experience for users to attach their Google account to Microsoft Edge".
(2) Microsoft welcomes continued discussion of this and other topics related to integration with Google/Chrome (again, see "Best Response") for users who would find integration at one level or another useful: "Please continue to provide your feedback and suggestions around this feature; the team will continue to review feedback even if we have moved something to Not Planned."
This discussion thread seems to have developed a lot of acrimony, but I think that the acrimony is misplaced, in part, because the nature of the request by Google users in this and other similar threads has been misunderstood.
The requested feature (ability to sign in with a Google account) does not require Microsoft "to integrate Google services into Microsoft Edge by default". Instead, the requested feature (and other forms of integration suggested in other threads like the discussion thread "Ongoing sync between Microsoft Edge and Chrome - Discussion" and similar) requires only that Microsoft give users who want to be tied into the Google ecosystem for one reason or another the ability to "opt-in" if desired.
It seems to me that Edge can be "Google-free" by default (for me that is a minimal requirement for any browser I would be willing to use), but still allow users who want to be (or need to be) tied into the Google ecosystem to have the option of activating integration at one level or another through toggles or extensions, in much the same way as "Turn Windows Feathers on and off" allows users to opt-in or opt-out of Windows services.
Google-dependent users have a legitimate reason for requesting integration, and "opt-in" integration does not require Microsoft to turn its back on its decision to make "unGoogle" Edge by default. Microsoft seems to recognize this by acknowledging that Microsoft "is considering including an opt-in experience for users to attach their Google account to Microsoft Edge".
If this discussion continues, it might make sense to focus on what Microsoft could/should do rather than on what Google does, and to focus on "opt-in" integration as a service to Google users rather than arguing about whether or not Microsoft should "integrate Google services into Microsoft Edge by default".
- I agree 100% percent, especially with your last paragraph. I just want to clarify that I never even suggested that Edge should integrate the Google ecosystem "by default". As long as it simply leaves a window open for those who need to sign in through Gooogle, it would be good enough. Anyway, it doesn't even matter that much to me if I don't get to try out Edge. It's not like there aren't enough great alternatives. I'm just peeved by people taking such hard loyalist positions on two companies that have clearly BOTH been evil more times than we can count, but at the same time have also done an extraordinary amount of good for the world as a whole. If anything, they should be encouraged to listen to their users' needs and become more flexible, rather than retrench deeper and deeper into open warfare. But some people seem to be driven by resentment, spite and desire for revenge almost as a way of life, as though a blood feud has ever done anyone any good. Unfortunately, they bring this same attitude into an area that requires a rational, cool approach, based on listening to people's needs and building bridges, rather than more walls.
- I think do anything with "sell your soul for a buck" Google is asking for trouble sooner or later. It be liking to waving your hand in front of a gator without getting bit... How many times do you think you can do this before you finally get bit...? How long do you think it would take Google to figure out how to use the door you just opened to get in and start getting everyone's info giving that they have proven over and over and over that they are NOT trustable?
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Dennis5mileDennis5mile "How long do you think it would take Google to figure out how to use the door you just opened to get in and start getting everyone's info giving that they have proven over and over and over that they are NOT trustable?"
It seems to me that the answer to that question , which I do not purport to know, is almost entirely dependent on the level of security deployed by Microsoft in protecting individual user information stored in the Microsoft ecosystem, and the effectiveness of Microsoft's security measures.
As background, I think that we need to come to a common understanding of what "opt-in", in the sense that I'm talking about it, means and how it would work. Edge is by default "unGoogled", with no material links or ties to Google services. Unless and until a user elected to "opt-in", the user would remain in default configuration, with no material links or ties to Google services. If a user elects to "opt-in", then code would be added to that user's Edge configuration (through an extension or directly in the browser in much the same way that code is added to Windows 10 when a user elects to activate Hyper-V) to support browser-level integration into Google services selected by the user. The code added by a user electing to "opt-in" would not be added to the Edge configuration of any user who did not "opt-in".
Assuming that is our common understanding of how "opt-in" would work, it seems to me that:
(1) Microsoft-stored information of a user who did not "opt-in" would not be at more risk than the information would otherwise be at risk. Without a link into Google services, Google would have no direct way to track the user's information, so the only point of compromise would be through a hack of Microsoft's servers on which the user's information is stored.
(2) Microsoft-stored information of a user who did "opt-in" would be at more risk than the information would otherwise be at risk, indirectly, it seems to me, because "opt-in" opens the user's browser to direct tracking by Google, and that makes it more likely that Google would be able to collect information about that user's activities, including browser-based activities within the Microsoft ecosystem. The information stored on Microsoft servers would be (assuming that Microsoft protects that information with a reasonable level of security) at no more risk of a hack than otherwise, but the user's browser-based activities could be collected by Google, with the effective result that Google would be able to gather some or all of the user's information stored on Microsoft servers, even though information stored on Microsoft servers would not have been directly compromised.
A question I have (and don't know the answer to) is whether "opt-in" (which is not currently supported) adds risk over and above allowing users to sign into Google services (gMail, gMaps and so on) through Edge without "opt-in" (which is currently supported). As we both know, ties into Google services are persistent and pervasive. I think that we have to assume that signing into Google services increases risk, whether or not a user "opts-in", and Edge -- to be blunt -- lacks basic security measures (containers, for example, which allow a user to isolate Google websites from the rest of the browser) to mitigate the risk that Google tracking extends beyond the Google ecosystem if a user signs into a Google account. As I said, I don't know, but I don't see the risks of "opt-in" are higher than the risks of "sign-in" without "opt-in".
I don't know what to say beyond that. Obviously any information stored online (in the Microsoft ecosystem, the Google ecosystem, with Amazon and other retailers, with Facebook, Twitter and other social media, and with other online sites that use cookies to collect and/or store user information) should be considered at risk. Security is never perfect and often not adequate. I trust that Microsoft's security is tight, but I operate on the assumption that Microsoft's security will be breached sooner or later and that some or all of the information that Microsoft collects and stores with respect to my MSA and/or online activities within the Microsoft ecosystem will be exposed.
The bottom line, though, is this: I don't think that allowing some Edge users to "opt-in" to Google services changes the risk equation for Edge users who do not "opt-in", assuming that the "opt-in" option is properly configured so that "opt-in" code is added to the browser upon demand rather than embedded.
Well then there is no point in using it yet. I was really interested in using it. But if you expect us to fully embrace your system, you should make it easier. Now if I import my data from the google account and start using this browser, I will have created 2 instances of my environment which will never be synced. This is the main con of your arrangement. See you when you allow the third party synchronization.
- I agree.
- Something else I would like to point out is that Firefox, Chrome, and Edge (which are probably the most popular browsers) run on: Android (all), Windows (all), Macos (all), Linux (Chrome and Firefox), Xbox one (Edge (old?)).
Once Edge runs natively on Linux (x86 and arm), then there will be one browser that runs on the most popular systems (xbox one was thrown in for good measure). And then we get all the wonderful features of the new edge.
Let's see where this goes now.
- This feature will be useful until we get Edge for Linux (both x86-64 and arm (Raspberry Pi 3 and 4)). Right now, the only reason I use Chrome is because Edge isn't available for Linux.
Elliot Kirk I don't think this has been mentioned here yet, but I am interested to compare some ideas...
It seems to me that it is Microsoft's intention, through the new Chromium Edge, to provide a (really useful feature packed resilient and secure) browser for all, that is totally cross-platform, and which users have the choice of whether they prefer to sign in via Microsoft - and/or Google if they need access to some Google services via Edge.
Whereas, (to me and perhaps to others) it feels like Google provided Chrome for everyone to use, but their focus is to politely force everyone to use Google's own services.
I am particularly wary of Google thinking of the way in which they blocked Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile from accessing their services - especially YouTube. Some of Google's products and services are extremely easy to use and worthwhile - and now that Edge works with Google Chromecast for example, it is really quite exciting.
You don't have to sign into a Google account in the browser to access Google services. You can still sign into Google services (if you wanted) while signed into a Microsoft account in the browser. The in-browser sign in is just so that while in the browser all the devices signed into that same account (in the same browser) can have the same synced history and favorites and whatever else. So if you signed into Edge with an account on one computer, and signed into Edge on a different computer with that same account, you would have all the same favorites, search history, saved passwords, etc. The account that you signed into the browser with has zero affect on the websites you visit.
- True - I already sign into specific Google services on Edge separately, but for some users the option might be nice. Microsoft have already show how flexible Edge can be with security choices easily turned on or off.
Edge doesn't need the ability to have people sign in with a Google account. Those people are just being lazy and don't want to go through the effort of making a Microsoft account. There are many Windows users and many people that use Xboxes, all of them require a Microsoft account so enough people have a Microsoft account. I don't mind having to have three accounts to keep track of (Google for my android phone, Microsoft for my computer and Xbox, and Yahoo for my Fitbit account), it may be a challenge but not enough people actually face big challenges anymore. There are worse things that you can have to deal with than creating a new account for a service. Google services shouldn't have to be put back into Edge and forced upon all the Edge users out there because of a minority.
Mason425 it's not a laziness thing. It's a security thing.
All browsers/apps should support being able to sign in with whatever major authentication service they want and do things in an OAuth way.
Major Auth providers to me would be: Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter.
If I can sign in to Dropbox with a Google or Apple account, why can't I sign in to a web browser with my Google account and MS create an account w/o a password on the backend.
The more accounts I have to have, the more likely an account gets compromised.
If I have one highly secured account it significantly reduces the likelihood of an account being compromised because they have to compromise the account on the main provider (google)... which would be immensely difficult due to the number of security controls I add on top of u/p.
- I now that I have a G-Suit account for school, that I have my school related passwords stored in (these have been imported into my Microsoft account via Edge), a personal Google account that I use on my phone and on Linux (these passwords have been imported into Edge, but should be synced), and then I have my Microsoft account that I use in Microsoft Edge, Windows 10, and Xbox. If I could keep all of these accounts synced, that would be nice.
Also, I haven't started on my Google/Microsoft account syncer yet.
There's been a lot of feedback on both sides here, but at the very least it's clear that this is extremely controversial and you should think hard if and how you do it. Honestly nobody knows the full makeup or views of the majority Edge users more than Microsoft. The people here are a self selecting group.
That said, a few things stand out to me:
- Microsoft spent a substantial amount of time REMOVING Google services from Chromium.
- Adding it back in a way that reintroduces ANY possibility of unwanted Google data collection would be counter to this effort.
- The people who know about the effort to remove Google services from Edge are clearly very excited that Microsoft did this, and many people likely use Edge specifically because of this. I am one of those people.
- Let's be honest though - most people probably use Edge for the same reason they used IE - it was the default of their computer. These people probably don't know its even possible to sign into Chrome, how to synchronize bookmarks to a phone, or what Chrome even is.
It is just not clear to me what the benefit of signing into Google sync is.
You can use Gmail, YouTube, etc on Edge just fine by signing into those websites. If people want full Google integration, there is literally a browser meant for that. Chrome. They should use Chrome. Why are they on Edge?
Maybe the reason is to use Edge on the desktop but to get it to sync to your Android phone? Or for people who can't install Chrome at work but want Edge to stay in sync with their personal computer? These sound like edge cases (pun intended) and should be addressed with an extension. Perhaps it should be an extension for Chrome or Android to update with Microsoft services data, not an extension in Edge to add Google data. Perhaps the same should exist for iCloud/Safari (if that's even possible). I just don't understand why someone would be adamant about using Edge while also only syncing via a Google account. You have an import process on first run. Who are you trying to woo over that would require exclusively Google sync? Don't make any changes until you fully understand the answer to this question.
If the concern is people want their bookmarks or tabs on their phone, the solution isn't to add Google sync, its to make Edge on mobile (and Edge sync) attractive enough to get people to use it on other devices. If you do integrate Google sync, I would integrate MANY sync services. Google, iCloud, Mozilla, etc. Make it standardized on how it handles the problem, as well as sandboxed in what it can do. Don't just add Google services back to Chrome. Add a bridge for syncing data over a contained and limited process so Google can't retroactively get their tentacles into Edge users, and so privacy supporters don't feel deterred by the addition.
This strikes me as the perfect scenario for an extension or a sandboxed "generic sync services" option. Not for reGoogling Edge.
CharlieMan wrote:There's been a lot of feedback on both sides here, but at the very least it's clear that this is extremely controversial and you should think hard if and how you do it. Honestly nobody knows the full makeup or views of the majority Edge users more than Microsoft. The people here are a self selecting group.
That said, a few things stand out to me:
- Microsoft spent a substantial amount of time REMOVING Google services from Chromium.
- Adding it back in a way that reintroduces ANY possibility of unwanted Google data collection would be counter to this effort.
- The people who know about the effort to remove Google services from Edge are clearly very excited that Microsoft did this, and many people likely use Edge specifically because of this. I am one of those people.
- Let's be honest though - most people probably use Edge for the same reason they used IE - it was the default of their computer. These people probably don't know its even possible to sign into Chrome, how to synchronize bookmarks to a phone, or what Chrome even is.
It is just not clear to me what the benefit of signing into Google sync is.
You can use Gmail, YouTube, etc on Edge just fine by signing into those websites. If people want full Google integration, there is literally a browser meant for that. Chrome. They should use Chrome. Why are they on Edge?
Maybe the reason is to use Edge on the desktop but to get it to sync to your Android phone? Or for people who can't install Chrome at work but want Edge to stay in sync with their personal computer? These sound like edge cases (pun intended) and should be addressed with an extension. Perhaps it should be an extension for Chrome or Android to update with Microsoft services data, not an extension in Edge to add Google data. Perhaps the same should exist for iCloud/Safari (if that's even possible). I just don't understand why someone would be adamant about using Edge while also only syncing via a Google account. You have an import process on first run. Who are you trying to woo over that would require exclusively Google sync? Don't make any changes until you fully understand the answer to this question.
If the concern is people want their bookmarks or tabs on their phone, the solution isn't to add Google sync, its to make Edge on mobile (and Edge sync) attractive enough to get people to use it on other devices. If you do integrate Google sync, I would integrate MANY sync services. Google, iCloud, Mozilla, etc. Make it standardized on how it handles the problem, as well as sandboxed in what it can do. Don't just add Google services back to Chrome. Add a bridge for syncing data over a contained and limited process so Google can't retroactively get their tentacles into Edge users, and so privacy supporters don't feel deterred by the addition.
This strikes me as the perfect scenario for an extension or a sandboxed "generic sync services" option. Not for reGoogling Edge.
I fully agree with everything you said here, especially: "You can use Gmail, YouTube, etc on Edge just fine by signing into those websites. If people want full Google integration, there is literally a browser meant for that. Chrome. They should use Chrome. Why are they on Edge?". You can do all of that just fine without signing into a Google account in the browser, you can even save your passwords to those websites. Signing into Edge with a Google account wouldn't even automatically sign you into Google websites. But if people want that, why don't they use Chrome? Chrome runs on the same browser engine and is made to be centered around Google services, workspaces, account, etc. But you can sign into Google websites in Edge just as easily.
All I'm saying is that people who want this shouldn't ruin Edge for everyone else. I am not insisting that they not use Edge. Edge has the same ability to access Google services and workspaces.
- What about people who use the computers provided by their organization (School, place of employment, etc.) which come installed with Chrome but not Edge (ie. non Windows 10 systems) and aren't allowed to download or install programs, and use a Google account to save their passwords, history, etc, and use Edge at home because of improvements such as improved battry life, smart profile switching, etc.
Or maybe parents that have kids with the same situation above, and use Microsoft Launcher for parental controls on their child's mobile device which prevents the from using Chrome.
It would be nice if Microsoft added an option to sign in with a third party account, much like they did with Microsoft Mail. It would then download a provider for the third party account that would provide most, if not all, of the features provided by said third-party account.
I understand everyone's argument. I think not everyone has thought about this completely. Just my 2 cents.
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CharlieMan wrote:There's been a lot of feedback on both sides here, but at the very least it's clear that this is extremely controversial and you should think hard if and how you do it. Honestly nobody knows the full makeup or views of the majority Edge users more than Microsoft. The people here are a self selecting group.
That said, a few things stand out to me:
- Microsoft spent a substantial amount of time REMOVING Google services from Chromium.
- Adding it back in a way that reintroduces ANY possibility of unwanted Google data collection would be counter to this effort.
- The people who know about the effort to remove Google services from Edge are clearly very excited that Microsoft did this, and many people likely use Edge specifically because of this. I am one of those people.
- Let's be honest though - most people probably use Edge for the same reason they used IE - it was the default of their computer. These people probably don't know its even possible to sign into Chrome, how to synchronize bookmarks to a phone, or what Chrome even is.
It is just not clear to me what the benefit of signing into Google sync is.
You can use Gmail, YouTube, etc on Edge just fine by signing into those websites. If people want full Google integration, there is literally a browser meant for that. Chrome. They should use Chrome. Why are they on Edge?
Maybe the reason is to use Edge on the desktop but to get it to sync to your Android phone? Or for people who can't install Chrome at work but want Edge to stay in sync with their personal computer? These sound like edge cases (pun intended) and should be addressed with an extension. Perhaps it should be an extension for Chrome or Android to update with Microsoft services data, not an extension in Edge to add Google data. Perhaps the same should exist for iCloud/Safari (if that's even possible). I just don't understand why someone would be adamant about using Edge while also only syncing via a Google account. You have an import process on first run. Who are you trying to woo over that would require exclusively Google sync? Don't make any changes until you fully understand the answer to this question.
If the concern is people want their bookmarks or tabs on their phone, the solution isn't to add Google sync, its to make Edge on mobile (and Edge sync) attractive enough to get people to use it on other devices. If you do integrate Google sync, I would integrate MANY sync services. Google, iCloud, Mozilla, etc. Make it standardized on how it handles the problem, as well as sandboxed in what it can do. Don't just add Google services back to Chrome. Add a bridge for syncing data over a contained and limited process so Google can't retroactively get their tentacles into Edge users, and so privacy supporters don't feel deterred by the addition.
This strikes me as the perfect scenario for an extension or a sandboxed "generic sync services" option. Not for reGoogling Edge.
Why should Microsoft add google support? why google doesn't add Microsoft account login support to chrome to let users sync their stuff? huh?
this is Microsoft browser and there are easy ways to import data, there is NO need to add google integration or sign in of any form whatsoever.
the decision was already made on this side, now you can go to google forum and ask them if they will add Microsoft sync and sign in to their browser. literally, if google does it First then Microsoft should do it too.
there are disagreement over everything, that doesn't mean the decision needs to change. when a president is elected in a country and decision made, do you think people are 100% united and agreed about it? of course not. this is the same.
Also, It would be Insulting if Microsoft added google crap sign in to browser in any form. there won't be any reason to use Edge anymore, least not for me.
why the hell am I spending time testing this experimental Edge browser and not enjoy a stable chrome browser? why I accepted the risk and lost data over this browser to find bugs and fix them before others encounter them? because I want a Microsoft-only product. otherwise chrome is already there so i can just install it and forget Edge even existed. but no I'm testing, reporting feedback, trying to help to make this a better browser and I'm expecting Microsoft to respect me and keep it a Microsoft-only browser and don't compromise.
if Microsoft added google sign it it would be a spit in the face of all loyal users.
all the insiders, whether Windows insider, Edge insider etc, we want Microsoft product. there is absolutely no reason to include other companies crapware. we're not getting paid to test or help, it's with passion, so the least we expect is respect.
if anyone wants active sync between google and Microsoft, they should go and mention it to google first, see if they even consider this.
- CharlieMan I believe that there has been a fair number of posts for an extension.
Summary:
-People want google sign in.
-Other people strongly disagree.
-Other people are actively hostile agents the idea.
-People are proposing opt-in or an extension.
-People are continuing to strongly disagree.
-People are unable to reach a decision.
That seem right?Yes, I've seen the message about it being "Not Planned" and I've seen the other requests for an extension. I was just adding my thoughts - Microsoft says they monitor this for the future even after deciding against a feature.
Passwords, settings and autofill aside, we're talking about literally synchronizing a series of organized URLs: bookmarks, open tabs, history, extensions. There's no reason this can't be done in a sandboxed extension or generic sync option with severely restricted capabilities outside of that one function.
It's the Google integration into the core code of the browser that has people up in arms. Without clearly defined restrictions and sandboxing, just making it "opt-in" isn't comforting enough for people trying to avoid the most adept internet spying company in the world.
Of course, I'm assuming Microsoft cares about the pro-privacy market. Literally the only reason I'm using Edge is because it's not Google. It's entirely possible Microsoft just wants market share, and will be happy to tell me to use Safari or Firefox for privacy.
I think syncing between Microsoft Edge and Chrome should be removed as a person using Microsoft Edge should use Microsoft Edge and not Chrome as some people would start using Chrome and keep using Chrome without using Microsoft Edge and I want to see Market Share of this browser reaching heights and I am a fan of Microsoft Edge since it was released in Windows 10 Technical Preview in 2015 and I don't want to see again the failure of more people not using Microsoft Edge.
- 100% absolutely agree with this, just the truth
HotCakeX I'm puzzled why you're so hell-bent on opposing this. If Google sign-in did in fact get implemented, no one would be forcing you to use it—all your data wouldn't be magically sent to Google just because there's an option to use their services.
If it was offered, I would personally love to switch to Edge on Windows for performance reasons. However, I don't want to permanently move everything over to Microsoft just yet. For one, I don't like Edge's UI on Android and I don't want to maintain two disjoint sets of data for no good reason.
It doesn't even have to be built directly into the browser; if there was an additional first-party module or extension you could install by yourself, I would be all for it. The only reason why this has even been suggested is because this is ultimately a browser built by Google and the option to sync with their servers already comes with Chromium. Thus, your exaggerations of them adding support for Facebook or Twitter next are moot, on top of the glaring fact that they don't even handle browser data.
You can argue all day about Google's surveillance practices; I won't be defending them for any of it. However, even if we consider the idea that they mine your data, your bookmarks and passwords mostly certainly aren't included in that. On the same note, it is absolutely hypocritical for you to claim that Microsoft is suddenly such a champion of privacy and only means the best for its users. I'm not sure if you remember the entire Windows 10 telemetry fiasco or them forcing 3rd party apps down your throat on an OS you've paid for—both of which are still applicable and can't be entirely turned off to this day. If privacy is going to be your main defense, then you should be using Linux and Firefox, not Windows and Edge.
Elliot Kirk I think people can don't log in to google account if don't to. Just let us choose to log in google, microsoft or both account if they want. I think it will be better because we can use google service of microsoft both.
- Microsoft already made their decision, this google integration is Not Planned, you can also see the status on Top feedback list.
https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback
It's Not safe to use google services. people who use Edge choose it for a reason. to stay away from google data mining operations and spyware.
