Hm. Is this good or bad? Google announced it will be dragging AI into its Chrome browser, the one pretty much the whole world uses. Don't be fooled by the friendly tone of that article singing Gemini's praises; this article tells the other side. The carrot Google uses: It's for your security, to make your browser spot scams easier. It does so by sending the names of sites you surf - and much more - and that more is the devil in the details - to AI servers that will analyze everything. And I mean everything. If you're not comfortable telling a stranger your bra size, Ma'am, you're now going to get stripped naked, proverbially speaking. Maybe even literally for shoplifting by security guards, after someone picked up a grudge and used AI to take revenge against you, as you'll see in this article.
A browser is arguably the most important software on your computer and phone. You can't do anything without it. Who doesn't love the idea of AI protecting them against the dangerous online world? Google got its victims used to the term 'Safe Browsing' in Chrome's settings, and it sounds so safe and makes us feel all marshmellowy.
Now Google announced it will make AI an integral part of the browser, “for your safety.” To do so, and now we're getting to the devil lurking below, Google will collect vastly more personal data about you. Even capturing text before it gets encrypted by HTTPS, like anything you fill in on a form on a website. Your internet banking does ask you to fill in some private details; that should only be between you and your financial services provider, right? Google wants to know! And it is all downhill from here, and here's why.
A browser is arguably the most important software on your computer and phone. You can't do anything without it. Who doesn't love the idea of AI protecting them against the dangerous online world? Google got its victims used to the term 'Safe Browsing' in Chrome's settings, and it sounds so safe and makes us feel all marshmellowy.
Now Google announced it will make AI an integral part of the browser, “for your safety.” To do so, and now we're getting to the devil lurking below, Google will collect vastly more personal data about you. Even capturing text before it gets encrypted by HTTPS, like anything you fill in on a form on a website. Your internet banking does ask you to fill in some private details; that should only be between you and your financial services provider, right? Google wants to know! And it is all downhill from here, and here's why.
