How difficult would it be to add a different provider for Chromium sync, or make a small server component that would allow anyone to decentralized-ly be their own provider of a sync repo for their browsers?
How could google put your bookmarks somewhere that they don't have access to?
Am I missing something?
I know, I can use xmarks or del.icio.us or whomever, but having bookmarks/extensions or (at least eventually) all of my browser state synced in a single place... that's just unbeatable IMO. Especially because I have a desktop, laptop and work laptop that are used about equally. It's a nightmare to remember, "Oh where did I bookmark that page at?" etc. Not to mention extensions, cookies, etc, etc.
Paranoia or convenience. Take your pick. You can't really have both.
If you use your machine, they never see it, and if you use theirs, they can't decrypt it.
Chrome's syncing? Not so much.