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Google Chrome silently installs 4GB Gemini Nano AI model file without user consent

By PulseAugur Editorial · [6 sources] ·

Google Chrome has been observed to silently download and install a 4 GB AI model file onto user machines without explicit consent. This action has raised privacy concerns, as the model appears to be related to Chrome's AI features. Users can prevent the installation by disabling these features through Chrome's flags or enterprise policies. AI

IMPACT Raises privacy concerns regarding silent AI model installations by major browsers.

RANK_REASON This describes a product behavior that has privacy implications, rather than a new model release or core AI research.

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Google Chrome silently installs 4GB Gemini Nano AI model file without user consent

COVERAGE [6]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick a

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick are to disable Chrome's AI features through chrome://flags or enterprise policy" www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-... #…

    LINKS thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome-silent-nano-i…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "...Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. The file is named weights.bin. It lives in

    "...Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. The file is named weights.bin. It lives in OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not s…

    LINKS thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome-silent-nano-i… thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick a

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick are to disable Chrome's AI features through chrome://flags or enterprise policy" https://www. thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chr…

    LINKS thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome-silent-nano-i…
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick a

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick are to disable Chrome's AI features through chrome://flags or enterprise policy" https://www. thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chr…

    LINKS thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome-silent-nano-i…
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ChristosArgyrop ·

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick a

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick are to disable Chrome's AI features through chrome://flags or enterprise policy" https://www. thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chr…

    LINKS thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome-silent-nano-i…
  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick a

    "Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking.... The only ways to make the deletion stick are to disable Chrome's AI features through chrome://flags or enterprise policy" www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-... #…

    LINKS thatprivacyguy.com/…/chrome-silent-nano-i…

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