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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by ascorbic on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @07:55AM (#48035185)
It's not a backdoor: it's using a feature for the purpose for which it was designed. It's not granting plugins access to anything except itself
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by Razengan on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @10:32AM (#48036757)
It's the sheer gall of doing shit like that on my system without asking me. Creating a shitload of files to modify the settings of OTHER apps, wtaf?

I asked Codex to look into it: https://i.imgur.com/lvOjR0x.png

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