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David GerardMA to TechTakesEnglish · 1 year ago

Google put an API into Chrome that sends extra system info but only to*.google.com domains. In every Chromium browser.

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Google put an API into Chrome that sends extra system info but only to*.google.com domains. In every Chromium browser.

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David GerardMA to TechTakesEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • kbal@fedia.ioBanned
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    I wonder how long this existed before it got discovered.

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      2013 apparently, a quick kludge for that time’s version of Hangouts.

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    deleted by creator

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    According to mental outlaw this is a DMA violation

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      almost certainly, if the EU want to push it

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        Google will probably remove it IMO as either it isn’t used or it is used and a DMA violation which can get them big fines if they don’t remove it before the EU reacts.

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    archive https://archive.is/jt9bq

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    It’s still in Edge and Brave, though Vivaldi spotted it four years ago and made it optional to switch it on.

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