&quot;… Google’s “Sync” feature for the Chrome browser is enabled by default…&quot;
&quot;… since some schools require students to use Chromebooks, many parents are unable to prevent Google’s data collection.&quot;<p>Doesn&#x27;t &quot;enabled by default&quot; mean that parents should be able to disable the sync feature?<p>That being said, I would assume that any tracking features would be separated from syncing features on a machine built for a student. Google appears to be attempting to correct that, after EFF&#x27;s prompt: &quot;Google told EFF that it will soon disable a setting on school Chromebooks that allows Chrome Sync data, such as browsing history, to be shared with other Google services.&quot;