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Google Chrome Accused of Silently Installing 4GB AI Model on User Devices

ID: 0d8f7cb8-d535-570e-86b7-3cf813391bb1

STIX ID: report--0d8f7cb8-d535-570e-86b7-3cf813391bb1

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
25/100

Date Published: 2026-05-07

Date Updated: 2026-05-07

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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**Executive summary:** A researcher found that Google Chrome silently downloaded a 4GB on-device AI model (Gemini Nano) onto eligible users' machines without explicit consent; the report highlights privacy and legal concerns under ePrivacy/GDPR, potential large-scale energy costs, and offers ways to detect and disable the feature.

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