“This week I discovered the same pattern, executed by Google. Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk
Google is reportedly installing a 4GB AI model file, Gemini Nano, onto users' devices via its Chrome browser without explicit consent. This action is alleged to violate ePrivacy and GDPR regulations, including data protection by design principles. Furthermore, the scale of this data handling is suggested to constitute a significant environmental harm under corporate sustainability reporting directives. AI
IMPACT Raises significant privacy concerns for users regarding on-device AI model deployment and data handling practices.