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Catalin CimpanuonMastodon28d ago
Redditors have caught Google secretly updating its Chrome terms of service to remove a line that guaranteed that local AI models won't send data to Google servers.
That's now gone, meaning your local AI sends data to Google, so it's not that local.
https://old.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1t5qayz/chrome_removes_claim_of_ondevice_al_not_sending/
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Analysis Summary
Google removed privacy language from Chrome's terms of service that previously stated local AI models wouldn't send data to Google servers. Multiple outlets (Ars Technica, The Register, Malwarebytes, Gizmodo) confirmed the ToS change happened, though Google claims on-device processing still stays local — a claim that remains contested by security researchers. The real concern is that Google deployed a 4GB AI model to Chrome users without explicit consent and the removal of explicit privacy guarantees creates ambiguity about what happens to your data during processing.
Claims Analysis (2)
“Google secretly updated its Chrome terms of service to remove a line that guaranteed that local AI models won't send data to Google servers”
Google did remove privacy language from Chrome ToS regarding on-device AI. 'Secretly' is debatable — the change was made but not prominently announced. Ars Technica, The Register, and others confirm the removal.
“Your local AI sends data to Google, so it's not that local”
The Register quotes Google saying processing stays on-device despite wording change. Ars Technica and others note the alarm but Google disputes the data-sending claim. This is actively contested.
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