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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. (www.thatprivacyguy.com)
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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How unsurprising anymore in this hellish world where corporates hate your desire for anonymity... but try to hide theirs, such as dark expense accounts, tax evasion, secret offshore banking accounts, connections with crime and hate groups, etc.