Chrome silently installs 4 GB AI model on device without consent

[Cinemapicha]

Source: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

[Cinemapicha]

> No consent dialog. No opt-out UI. Re-installs itself if the user removes it manually.

That is the true definition of malware

[Shobha]

Another reason to argue and ditch Chrome.

[Harish]

Is this happening on desktop Chrome or also on Android?

[Mayank]

How can I remove this unwanted app from my phone?

[Pallavi]

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.

[Neeraj]

[Aryan]

Let me open that link in Chrome.

[Madhu]

How do I delete it?

[Akhil]

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.

[Ronit]

Better. If they had used server-side AI, privacy would be a bigger worry. At least it's client-side now.