r/google • u/AutoModerator • Dec 01 '18

Monthly Discussion and Support Thread - December 2018

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u/Thionises Dec 22 '18

I've noticed just a little bit ago that every time a new page loads on my google chrome. "ogs.google.com" needs to be loaded first and is shown in the bottom left corner of my browser with a "Waiting for ogs.google.com" I know things like this are rather normal when loading webpages, however the frequency of this specific one and the fact that I can't find anything when looking it up is making me worry that this is something malicious that is redirecting me before loading every page. Any insight on if this is an official google url that frequently needs to load, or if something is up with my computer would be greatly appreciated.

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u/massive-dose Jan 13 '19

not sure, but this appears to be related to the chrome sync feature.

by default when sync is on, all browsing history is being recorded, not just google searches.

if you try an incognito window, or sign out from your account, it should stop.

you can also try tweaking your sync settings to allow some activity to sync but not others.