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Re:Signal Desktop by Drdrdrq on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:21PM (#10665531)
Isn't Chrome app a standalone app which doesn't run inside Chrome browser, but instead only uses its engine? I don't know anything about security or privacy implications of using this tech though, anyone care to comment?
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Re:Signal Desktop by finnn on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:36PM (#10665612)
No, you're likely thinking of Electron[0]. A Chrome App[1] is a browser extension that tries to act more like a native app.

[0]: http://electron.atom.io/ [1]: https://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps

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