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Chrome’s cross-device sync feature is one of the things that makes it so popular, but it’s not without problems. You may not like Google having all your browser data, for example. Thankfully, you can encrypt your synced data by adding a passcode.
Here’s all the information that Chrome saves to your Google account with sync enabled:
- Bookmarks
- History and open tabs
- Passwords
- Payment info
- Names, addresses, and phone numbers
- Settings and preferences
This data is all backed up to your Google account, which means that the search giant has access to it as well. You can create a Sync Passphrase to encrypt this data so that Google can’t read it.
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Add a Sync Passphrase in Chrome on Windows and Mac
- First, select the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of the Google Chrome web browser and choose “Settings” from the menu.
- Next, click “Sync and Google Services” under the “You and Google” section
- Expand “Encryption Options” by clicking the down arrow on the right.
- Click the radio button for “Encrypt synced data with your own sync passphrase”
- After you click the button, two text boxes will appear underneath. Enter a passphrase in the first box and confirm it in the second box. Click “Save” when you’re done.
That’s it. The passphrase will now be required whenever you sign in to a new Chrome browser and enable sync.
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