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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Fury Erupts After Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB AI Model On Users' PCs (futurism.com)

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[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)

To be fair, it’s really easy to switch to edge, you just use the browser you currently use, then after a bit you open edge and viola, all your data was transferred without your consent, including passwords, tabs, cache, everything.

(Source: happened to me 3 times)

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 3 months ago

My name isn't Viola

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