Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy
Security researcher says that Google is likely in violation of EU law and wasting thousands upon thousands of kilowatts.
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