Google tweaks Chrome AI privacy wording, insists processing stays on-device
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Deletion of a longstanding privacy assurance sparks concerns.
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The Chrome menu modification, which isn't universally rolled out yet even in Chrome 148, was noted this week on Reddit
We’ve offered Gemini Nano for Chrome since 2024 as a lightweight, on-device model," a Google spokesperson explained, pointing to relevant help documentation
In fact, Chrome has been letting Nano sleep on the couch for early adopters dating back two years when local AI was implemented in Chrome 126 as a preview program
Google has changed Chrome's disclosure language about how its on-device AI works, but that doesn't mean the company intends to capture on-device AI interactions
Summary
Google has changed Chrome's disclosure language about how its on-device AI works, but that doesn't mean the company intends to capture on-device AI interactions. The Chrome menu modification, which isn't universally rolled out yet even in Chrome 148, was noted this week on Reddit. The "On-device AI" message in Chrome's System settings previously read, "To power features like scam detection, Chrome can use AI models that run directly on your device without sending your data to Google servers. GPT-5.5 may burn fewer tokens, but it always burns more cash. Cloudflare to fire 1,100 staff whose jobs aren’t AI enough.