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lemme in@lemm.ee to privacy · 11 months ago

Chromium browsers have been quietly sending user information to Google

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Chromium browsers have been quietly sending user information to Google

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lemme in@lemm.ee to privacy · 11 months ago
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An API provided by a preinstalled extension called "hangout_services" in Chromium browsers is quietly sending information about users' CPU and GPU usage to Google when visiting Google...
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    11 months ago

    How does this affect Ungoogled Chromium?

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      My understanding is that it affects it all the same.

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