According to Tom's Hardware, security researcher Alexander Hanff disclosed that on May 6, Google Chrome silently downloaded approximately 4GB of AI model files "weights.bin" to eligible devices without explicit user notification or consent. The file is based on Gemini Nano and can power local AI features within the browser. Hanff pointed out that even if users manually delete the file, it will automatically re-download in the background unless users disable experimental features or uninstall Chrome.

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· 5h ago
According to Tom's Hardware, security researcher Alexander Hanff disclosed that on May 6, Google Chrome silently downloaded approximately 4GB of AI model file "weights.bin" to eligible devices without explicit user notification or consent. The file is based on Gemini Nano and can power local AI features within the browser. Hanff pointed out that even if users manually delete the file, it will automatically re-download in the background unless users disable experimental features or uninstall Chrome.
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