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Google using Chrome to install AI files without permission

Boing Boing·Séamus Bellamy·29 days ago
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Hey guys, that four gigabytes of artificial intelligence model you didn't ask? Good news! It's finished downloading onto your computer. Unwanted data-sucking software: it's just another way that Google is watching out for you, ensuring that—oh. You don't want an AI dumped on your system without your permission, and you think Google damn well knows better? Welp… From Gizmodo: Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as "That Privacy Guy," recently reported that Google's widely used Chrome web browser is quietly storing an on-device AI model without explicitly asking for user permission… According to Hanff, Chrome secretly stashes about 4GB of AI model files on Chrome users' devices (though it should be noted that many users have been unable to find the file). The reported model is stored in a folder called OptGuideOnDeviceModel. The largest part of that folder is a file called weights.bin.…

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