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I'm getting really tired of Google logging me in to their websites using my full name and secretly changing privacy settings so that it's very difficult to tell what's being published under my name and such all just because I'm logged into my Gmail account. I'm thinking the best solution is to create two user profiles, one that just has Gmail (and other stuff I want associated with my name) and one where I do all my normal browsing.
The problem is, a lot of times there are links in my Gmail or sites like that that I would like to click, but of course they'll end up opening in the Gmail user profile. Is there some kind of chrome extension that I could install that opens links in a new profile? (I think the ideal behavior would be that links that open in a new tab or a new window always open as a designated user-profile, whereas links that open in the same window work fine).
If such a thing doesn't exist, is there a way to open links in a pre-set profile in the existing Chrome scripting language, or would this be something I'd have to make out of the proverbial duct-tape and rubber bands?
did you ever find a solution for this? – a paid nerd – 2014-01-22T00:15:57.253
Unfortunately I did not. I'm starting to think that it might be worthwhile to write a Chrome extension that opens all links in Firefox (or maybe if I can install Chrome twice somehow), and have one dedicated user profile for Gmail. Haven't had much time to look into it. – Paul – 2014-01-25T03:39:28.047
I'd find this (your question description, not using Firefox) really useful too. I have 2 google accounts and use one mainly for gmail which I keep open in one chrome window for that profile. Whenever I click a link in an email I'd like it to open in the window for my other profile. – Chris R – 2014-03-07T15:01:46.423