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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

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  • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

    Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

    ❌ No consent
    ❌ No opt-in
    ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

    This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

    ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

    😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

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    locha@fediscience.org
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    @Tutanota Scratching my head: say we assume the best intents, is it better or worse than sending those requests to external server? Silent bloat or spyware?

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    • the_universality@mastodon.novotnykrystof.comT the_universality@mastodon.novotnykrystof.com

      @Tutanota Damn. The RAM crisis forced Google to regular computers and laptops to get more RAM.

      On the serious note, it isn't that surprising.

      mast0d0nphan@beige.partyM This user is from outside of this forum
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      mast0d0nphan@beige.party
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      #20

      @The_Universality @Tutanota They want to crash all local devices so they can sell us AI-slop cloud laptops that we don't control.

      Google's new motto: YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY! ALSO WE'RE TOTALLY EVIL!

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      • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

        Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

        ❌ No consent
        ❌ No opt-in
        ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

        This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

        ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

        😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

        yaqubpk@mastodon.socialY This user is from outside of this forum
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        yaqubpk@mastodon.social
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        #21

        @Tutanota install librewolf get rid chrome

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        • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

          Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

          ❌ No consent
          ❌ No opt-in
          ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

          This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

          ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

          😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

          fichusalon@mas.toF This user is from outside of this forum
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          fichusalon@mas.to
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          @Tutanota next step, no more data center, but distributed LLM on our computers

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          • mokhtarstork@zirk.usM mokhtarstork@zirk.us

            @Tutanota Time to change to Linux

            mast0d0nphan@beige.partyM This user is from outside of this forum
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            mast0d0nphan@beige.party
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            #23

            @MokhtarStork @Tutanota As long as you still use Google Chrome on any OS, there's a chance of this happening again. I'd recommend using Cromite, Ungoogled Chromium or Helium instead. Hell, just drop the Chromium monopoly altogether and use LibreWolf, Mullvad Browser or Waterfox.

            On Android, I'd recommend Cromite, Ironfox, Fennec, or Iodé.

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            • mast0d0nphan@beige.partyM This user is from outside of this forum
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              mast0d0nphan@beige.party
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              #24

              @ClintonAnderson @MokhtarStork @Tutanota https://beige.party/@mast0d0nphan/116522033827491424

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              • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

                Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

                ❌ No consent
                ❌ No opt-in
                ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

                This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

                ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

                😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

                pa27@mastodon.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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                pa27@mastodon.social
                wrote last edited by
                #25

                @Tutanota On the bright side, none of my machines has the folder "OptGuideOnDeviceModel". So far so good! I'll keep a watch out for it.
                As for Claude desktop - why would anyone install that anyway?

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                • mast0d0nphan@beige.partyM mast0d0nphan@beige.party

                  @MokhtarStork @Tutanota As long as you still use Google Chrome on any OS, there's a chance of this happening again. I'd recommend using Cromite, Ungoogled Chromium or Helium instead. Hell, just drop the Chromium monopoly altogether and use LibreWolf, Mullvad Browser or Waterfox.

                  On Android, I'd recommend Cromite, Ironfox, Fennec, or Iodé.

                  mokhtarstork@zirk.usM This user is from outside of this forum
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                  mokhtarstork@zirk.us
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                  #26

                  @mast0d0nphan @Tutanota I NEVER used Google Chrome; Never will use Facebook again. My laptop is now Linux. Why? Can't stand 'electronic bugs'.

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                  • mast0d0nphan@beige.partyM mast0d0nphan@beige.party

                    @The_Universality @Tutanota They want to crash all local devices so they can sell us AI-slop cloud laptops that we don't control.

                    Google's new motto: YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY! ALSO WE'RE TOTALLY EVIL!

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                    #27

                    @mast0d0nphan @Tutanota Me enjoying a Linux desktop with Brave, Falkon & Tor.

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                    • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

                      Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

                      ❌ No consent
                      ❌ No opt-in
                      ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

                      This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

                      ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

                      😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

                      hotelbreakfast@mastodon.socialH This user is from outside of this forum
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                      hotelbreakfast@mastodon.social
                      wrote last edited by
                      #28

                      @Tutanota Default <on> is the bad factor here. Rather, provide the European ‘browser-choice’ like feature.
                      And Apple .. should provide their own model as well, and bè a competitor on their own (branded?) platform.

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                      • yaqubpk@mastodon.socialY yaqubpk@mastodon.social

                        @Tutanota install librewolf get rid chrome

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                        @yaqubpk @Tutanota

                        YES. Librewolf is the best.

                        Rundown on browsers. Skip to 15.00 or so to learn about Librewolf.

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                        • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

                          Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

                          ❌ No consent
                          ❌ No opt-in
                          ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

                          This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

                          ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

                          😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

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                          • tutanota@mastodon.socialT tutanota@mastodon.social

                            Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

                            ❌ No consent
                            ❌ No opt-in
                            ❌ No real opt-out for regular users

                            This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

                            ➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

                            😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

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                            @Tutanota ... are they going to insert it into electron like the USB drivers that thing had forever?

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