← All reports

Google Chrome installs a 4 GB AI model on users' devices without their consent.

PrivacyTechnologyAIMay 5, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the concern that Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on users' devices without their consent, raising privacy and security issues. This has sparked discussions about user consent and data privacy in technology.

Claims

Google Chrome installs a 4 GB AI model on users' devices without their consent.
Parent: AIEntity: Google ChromeImpact: negativeDate: May 5, 2026 - May 9, 2026Target: Google Chrome installs a 4 GB AI model on users' devices without their consent.

Source posts

@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent Link: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019219
5 boosts · 4 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
@[email protected]
“Google #Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device.” - #privacy #firefox #ironfox #librefox #duckduckgo - #datenschutz > No consent > No opt-out ui > Reinstalls if removed manually https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
4 boosts · 3 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
#chrome#privacy#firefox#ironfox#librefox#duckduckgo
@[email protected]
This is very good, thorough, and sobering. "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane." https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
5 boosts · 2 favs · 0 replies · May 4, 2026
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ #ai #chrome #google
2 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · May 6, 2026
#ai#chrome#google
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
1 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · May 6, 2026
@[email protected]
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.
3 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · May 7, 2026
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ #Google #Chrome #AI #Security #Privacy
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
#google#chrome#ai#security#privacy
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent Link: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019219
1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent ---- - 35 minutes ago | 6 points | 0 comments - URL: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ - Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019219
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
@[email protected]
#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! https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ > Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude Desktop case I wrote about last month, but the scale is between two and three orders of magnitude larger. This article does the legal analysis and, for the first time, the environmental analysis. The numbers are not small.
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 9, 2026
#google#ai
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent Link: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019219
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019219
1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
@[email protected]
Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent — That Privacy Guy! https://beehaw.org/post/26165252
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
#technology
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. https://piefed.world/c/fuck_ai/p/1085434/google-chrome-silently-installs-a-4-gb-ai-model-on-your-device-without-consent-at-a-bill
1 boosts · 0 favs · 10 replies · May 5, 2026
@[email protected]
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent - https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ #hackernews
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 5, 2026
#hackernews