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Title: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Cinemapicha on May 06, 2026, 03:29 AM
Source: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

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Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Cinemapicha on May 06, 2026, 03:29 AM
> No consent dialog. No opt-out UI. Re-installs itself if the user removes it manually.

That is the true definition of malware
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Shobha on May 06, 2026, 03:29 AM
Another reason to argue and ditch Chrome.
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Harish on May 06, 2026, 03:29 AM
Is this happening on desktop Chrome or also on Android?
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Mayank on May 06, 2026, 03:29 AM
How can I remove this unwanted app from my phone?
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Pallavi on May 06, 2026, 03:29 AM
Yeah, I had to delete this junk from my Mac mini to free up space. I'll have to see if it pops up again.
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Neeraj on May 06, 2026, 03:30 AM

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Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Aryan on May 06, 2026, 03:30 AM
Let me open that link in Chrome.
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Madhu on May 06, 2026, 03:30 AM
How do I delete it?
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Akhil on May 06, 2026, 03:30 AM
I saw this while cleaning my laptop a couple of weeks ago and removed it straight away, but if you keep the app like most of us do, it will reinstall itself.
Title: Re: Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent
Post by: Ronit on May 06, 2026, 03:30 AM
Better. If they had used server-side AI, privacy would be a bigger worry. At least it's client-side now.