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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by dwedge on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @04:45AM (#48019695)
I will never use Brave after the debacle where they injected content into sites downloaded over HTTPS to pretend people were promoting their crypto token and adding a "donate" button on the page.
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by StingyJelly on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @04:54AM (#48019776)
That made me avoid it for a long time but there hasn't been more concerning behavior since, so some point, we can move on.
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by dwedge on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @04:55AM (#48019799)
Did they ever address it? It's still the same company with presumably the same ideals. I was using it daily at the time, maybe it's better now.
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by a96 on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @06:26AM (#48020503)
Brave is a series scam company. Always has been, always will be.
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