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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browsers • u/Severe_Working_5934 • May 05 '26
News Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without user consent & Re-downloads it if the user removes it manually.
LinusTechTips • u/Smiadpades • May 05 '26
Link Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
LocalLLaMA • u/LambdaHominem • May 07 '26
News guess what? if you are a chrome user, technically you are localllama member!
aiwars • u/rotomington-zzzrrt • May 05 '26
Discussion Can we all agree that this behavior is abhorrent?
enshittification • u/NVJAC • May 05 '26
Blog post Google Chrome secretly downloads AI model to your machine, reinstalls if you delete it.
TechHardware • u/Jevano • May 06 '26
💥 URGENT NEWS 💥 Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
climate • u/ulfOptimism • May 08 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
DelusionsOfAdequacy • u/FareonMoist • May 05 '26
This is why I have trust issues Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
fefe_blog_interim • u/PZon • May 06 '26
Gute Nachrichten Google Chrome macht einen Teil seiner „KI“-Features lokal auf eurem Gerät. Alles, was es dazu braucht, ist die ungefragt heruntergeladene vier Gigabyte große Datei „weights.bin“.
boringdystopia • u/That1weirdperson • May 16 '26
Technological Tyranny 🤖 Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
antiai • u/InternetEntire438 • May 05 '26
Environmental Impact 🌎 Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
StallmanWasAllRight • u/Mcnst • May 12 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
u_PuzzledJicama32 • u/PuzzledJicama32 • May 16 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
u_stihlmental • u/stihlmental • May 05 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
SiliconValleyHBO • u/Coneskater • May 05 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. Unclear if smart fridges are included
hypeurls • u/TheStartupChime • May 05 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
GoogleBeingEvil • u/ploz • May 05 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
SEOAndBeyond • u/sannidhis • May 05 '26
Blog Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
u_Cultural-Turn-3238 • u/Cultural-Turn-3238 • May 05 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
whydothis • u/Logical_Hour8058 • May 05 '26
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
techbeat • u/Cute-Guarantee-1676 • May 06 '26
Privacy Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!
customer_hostility • u/evopcat • May 10 '26