Chrome Quietly Dropped Its On-Device AI Privacy Promise—Here's What to Do
Chrome Quietly Dropped Its On-Device AI Privacy Promise—Here’s What to Do If you use Google Chrome and have noticed new AI features appearing in the browser, you may have also noticed that a key privacy assurance quietly disappeared. Until recently, Chrome’s documentation stated that its “on-device AI” features processed everything locally and did not send data to Google’s servers. That claim has now been removed, and there is evidence that Chrome is also installing a large AI model on users’ computers without clear, upfront consent. Here is what changed, why it matters, and what you can do about it. ...