Re:Ask HN: Why is Google Chrome covertly scanning my Hard Dr...
by WhatsName on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @11:12AM
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Agree, without some solid syslog/trace evidence there is no reason to believe thid wild claim.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is Google Chrome covertly scanning my Hard Dr...
by LightHugger on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @02:36PM
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The evidence is that chrome scans and uploads data about all the processes on your computer, and they tell you about this via a hidden setting in your browser options. Go check if you use chrome! It's enabled by default.