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How to disable Google One Tap sign-up prompts?

I've recently begun seeing common pop-ups on sites on which I do not have an account. The pop-ups prompt me with my real name and Google sign-in email, which is being provided either by being signed in to Google/Gmail or being signed in to the…
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How do I delete ALL Chrome/Google Account stored website passwords at once?

I have hundreds of them, it takes .6 seconds to delete one in the browser and 3.7 seconds to delete one in the Google Account management page. There has to be a way to remove all of them at once... right?
Banderi
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What risks are you taking when "signing in with Google"?

(Sorry if this is too basic, I'm not a web dev) When a third-party web site offers you to "sign in with Google", what risks are you taking: Are you just giving it (the third party) your name and gmail address, or are you giving it anything else just…
MWB
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Totally unable to switch Google accounts

The Problem I CANNOT switch Google accounts without starting a new browser or going incognito! Whenever I click sign out, it pops up with this window and there is no way, I can tell, to enter in a new user name. Steps to Reproduce Sign into…
hopeseekr
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Sign out of chrome but use gmail

In the past, I could refuse to sign in to chrome - and still be able to use, for example, gmail. I would just select the tiny "skip" link when presented with the sign in window. With the latest version of chrome it seems this option has been…
Aleks G
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How can I change the default google account in google chrome?

I've been using Google Chrome on Linux since forever and I use Google products for pretty much everything: mail, calendar, contacts, docs. My company also uses Google for internal apps and I've been happily using both accounts setting the company…
Riccardo
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Cannot find the Chromium Sync feature anymore

I started up the Chromium browser and noticed that my Google User Profile picture was gone from the top right corner. I was all signed in previously on this browser and it was completely synced with my Google account. I used to sign into Chromium…
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Google account (mail / calendar) not syncing in Windows 10

I'm having a problem with the default Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10. For a while I was able to sync my Google account emails (Gmail) and calendar in those apps, but about a week ago, it has stopped working: the calendar is empty (no events,…
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Payment Request API is not working on Chrome and Edge on desktop

I am trying to test the new API 'Payment Request API', that is supported in the last half year by Chrome and Edge. there is a test page for it in this web page: https://stripe.com/docs/payment-request-api I am able to activate my payment method from…
GyRo
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Google Chrome 2-step verification does not "stick"

I recently enabled 2-step authentication on my Google account. In general, it works great. However, for Google Chrome, I am able to successfully log in using the 2-step verification, however, after a successful login, the yellow warning sign pops…
Cooper
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Using Google Talk with a non-apps, non-gmail Google account

I created a Google account with an existing e-mail address from a domain that is NOT hosted by Google. This address is not on an Apps domain and has no gmail service of any kind. Still I am able to add it as a Google account on an Android device…
rymo
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How do I delete many (but not all) Chrome/Google Account stored website passwords at once?

I've seen many recipes to delete ALL Google passwords, but I do not want to remove all, just a big bunch of them! Is this possible? Some workaround, like backing up to a local file, delete all from cloud, edit local file and re-upload it would be…
Jonny
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Google account (ie OpenID) on a pendrive

Is it possible to store a Google Account/OpenID details on a USB drive so that instead of typing in the details you can just plug in the USB drive. Without any modification to the Browser. I use different computers a lot, and can't be bothered to…
Jonathan.
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How can I know for sure that this Google Sign-in is legit?

I'm using https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/gcontactsync/ in Thunderbird to sync my contacts with Gmail. When ran, the extension asks for a token refresh and pops this window: There is no address bar and no url anywhere. If I…
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Google Hangouts Won't Connect - Errors: 212, 213, 214

Recently Google chat was depreciated by Hangouts. One of our employees is experiencing a strange issue with Hangouts after this change -- She can't connect and can't receive messages. Hangouts works fine for the rest of the team on the same Gsuite…
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