An API provided by a preinstalled extension called "hangout_services" in Chromium browsers is quietly sending information about users' CPU and GPU usage to Google when visiting Google...
  • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businessEnglish
    15·
    2 months ago

    Yeah, I’m entirely sure it’s upstream of Chrome proper, and kinda consolidates my opinion that anything Google is near should be treated as suspect.

    • sunzu@kbin.run
      2·
      2 months ago

      Cut it all off!!

      well besides spytube… can’t really cut that off yet…

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I would hope Google free Chromium doesn’t but who knows.