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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

    fichusalon@mas.toF This user is from outside of this forum
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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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      @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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        @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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          #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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            @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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              @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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                @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

                      ra6bit@infosec.exchangeR This user is from outside of this forum
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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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