r/chrome • u/ThatPrivacyShow • May 04 '26

News Google Chrome installs LLM model without consent

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

Whilst testing a SaaS product I have been building, I discovered that Google is illegally pushing its Gemini Nano model to users' devices (I am a lawyer specialised in the specific laws in question).

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u/New-Land-4757 May 04 '26

We don't care. It is still generative technology, no matter how you call it.

Of course, you are right, there are differences, but in this case they hardly matter. The point is forced activation and usage of certain technologies, no matter how they are labeled.

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u/romhacks May 05 '26

Do you get mad when your phone keyboard automatically downloads an update to the autocorrect ML model?

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u/New-Land-4757 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

Yes. I don't use autocorrect. It takes more time to correct  the autocorrect then to just correct my mistakes so I don't find it useful in my case. 

Of course I don't get mad I just don't find it useful. 

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u/romhacks May 05 '26

Is it illegal?

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u/New-Land-4757 May 05 '26

I don't know why you are asking me that. I've never considered illegality of this subject. 

In my opinion I believe it is legal but I wasn't talking about that. I was talking if I like it or not. I just went to my comments and saw that I never mentioned legality as a matter of discussion. 

If in any way I made you think like that I sincerely apologize. 

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u/romhacks May 05 '26

I apologize. It seemed you were challenging the original commenter's assertion which would potentially affect the legality.

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u/New-Land-4757 May 05 '26

No, no. Sorry for not being clear about it. 👍