Let me share why you might want to disable the synchronization of the history, passwords, and open tabs. You may find yourself in a situation similar to where I am and that is juggling a chrome profile for personal use and one for professional use. Managing 2 profiles in and of itself is no problem, Chrome handles multiple user accounts quite well by adding users at the Settings page (shown below).
The piece that becomes difficult to remember is that it is up to the user to keep track of what account is being used, especially at home and make the appropriate adjustment.
For instance, I maybe sitting down at home to research some information for an upcoming lesson so I switch to my school managed Google account / Chrome profile. After the normal life interruptions and passage of time I remember that I need to pay some bills online and without hesitation (or thought) go straight to logging into my bank and paying bills. This subtle shift from work to personal affairs might not be a big deal unless you go between multiple computers, particularly ones that are dedicated specific roles; a laptop at home and a desktop at work for instance.
Now, due to the default sync settings, the history of your banking and bill pay activities and potentially the username / passwords for each are on all of your computers and could potentially give unintended individuals more information than they need with the convenience of auto-fill!
The scenario I described is very basic but does get to the root of the issue as many of us remained logged into our work computers throughout the day even when we are away from our desks or rooms. (A good time to point out that the keyboard shortcut for locking your Windows computer is Win+L)
The purpose of this post is to bring awareness to how convenience can have unintended outcomes, especially when our personal and professional lives intersect.
Thanks for reading!
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