FYI Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims

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Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy

The integration would even reinstall itself if removed

www.tomshardware.com

 

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Google Chrome is silently downloading a roughly 4GB on-device AI model to users' machines without notice or consent.

Sounds like Google is learning tricks from MicroSlop.

Why is it so hard for these tech companies to provide opt-in/informed consent instead of forcing everything down users throats and reinstalling if someone dares to remove it?

 

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Like the time Goolag got sued for continuing to track you even with the location service turned off.