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Google put an API into Chrome that sends extra system info but only to*.google.com domains. In every Chromium browser.(xcancel.com)

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kbal@fedia.io
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I wonder how long this existed before it got discovered.

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David Gerard@awful.systemsOPM
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2013 apparently, a quick kludge for that time’s version of Hangouts.

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eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zone
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According to mental outlaw this is a DMA violation

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David Gerard@awful.systemsOPM
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almost certainly, if the EU want to push it

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eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zone
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Google will probably remove it IMO as either it isn’t used or it is used and a DMA violation which can get them big fines if they don’t remove it before the EU reacts.

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David Gerard@awful.systemsOPM
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It’s still in Edge and Brave, though Vivaldi spotted it four years ago and made it optional to switch it on.

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