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Keep your data safer by adding a passphrase to Google Sync.

Google Chrome syncs a ton of data, including an increasingly useful password manager , across your devices. It's arguably one of the things that make Google Chrome so useful. The service is called, creatively enough, Google Sync. Google Sync matches data to all your phones , tablets , and desktops, including your bookmarks, history, open tabs, passwords, payment info, and more. You might be thinking, "That's a lot of private data," and you're right. You might further be wondering how you can go about keeping that data private from even Google. The good news is, you can tell Google to encrypt all of your data, even from Google, by setting up a passphrase. Once you do, that will encrypt all of your data, except on other devices with your Google account. The better news is that Google will no longer see that information, not even the passphrase. The bad news is, that's a one-way trip. Once you set up the passphrase, if you change your mind or forget your passp