I thought sync was just xmpp messages. I really don't know what that means but I was told it is like the browser is talking to the server soon after there is a configuration change just like the way I chat with someone on google talk. Am I barking up the wrong tree?
I was referring to there being no way to access or manipulate the "master" set of sync data on their servers - other than to delete it. There used to be a bookmarks folder that contained it in the user's docs account, but it is no longer available.
It's problematic if you have multiple clients and had previously used something like Xmarks. My meticulously curated folders and bookmarks get messed up across devices pretty fast, even after deleting sync data and starting fresh from a clean backup of bookmarks.
According to the documentation, it is, but I haven't tried snooping on the client myself. So I'm not sure if the data is obfuscated in any way.
"This means when a change occurs on one Google Chrome client, a part of the infrastructure effectively sends a tiny XMPP message, like a chat message, to other actively connected clients telling them to sync."
