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Yet another annoyance that follows us around the web: “Sign in with Google”

You can disable these prompts, but Google buried the option:

Manage your Google Account ⇢ Security ⇢ You connections to third-party apps & services (“See all connections”) ⇢ Settings (gear icon) ⇢ Google Account sign-in prompts: OFF

Andrew Escobar (Andres)

“Sign in with Google” prompts even appear if you are not signed in — and when you don’t even have a Google Account. (screenshot example: Medium in a new private browser window displays a rather larger prompt)