Google is introducing a controversial new feature in its Chrome browser that will silently remove certain downloaded files judged to contain misinformation or propaganda after a set period, the company has confirmed.The system, currently being rolled out to a limited number of users in selected regions, analyses download patterns and browsing behaviour. Files identified as potentially harmful misinformation could be deleted automatically after a few hours or days after they are saved, without requiring user confirmation.Google said the feature is designed “to protect users from the rapid spread of false and misleading content” and that the timing of the deletion is deliberately delayed so that legitimate research or temporary access is not immediately disrupted.A company spokesperson told the BBC: “We have developed sophisticated models that look at how, when and in what context a file is downloaded. If our systems determine a high likelihood that the material is being used to spread misinformation or coordinated propaganda, Chrome will remove the local copy after a period.”
>chrome browserstopped reading there
>make Downloads directory read / append only>also uninstally Chrome
>>543775985Just use Firefox and OpenBSD
>>543775985faux and homosexual
>>543776369>OpenBSDthat's an operating system anon, it's not a web browser; gnu icecat could be a good option desu
>>543775985fake and gay
>>543775985No source = fake and gay
>>543776066>>543776220>>543776369The vast majority of normalfags dont even know how to turn on a desktop computer these days, they use their phones as sole communication medium these days, use Chrome by default, are deathly afraid of installing apps from outside the playstore let alone enabling developer settings, and are completely ignorant about the existence of Root and Bootloader Unlocking.Not a /g/entooman myself but isn't modern Linux pretty pozzed as well through SystemD or something? t. ancient Debian user, deliberately avoid updooting for (((good reasons)))
>>543776369>Firefox
Install Qubes OS. Everything isolated to where it belongs. Problem solved. Shrimple as that, nuff said.
>>543775985If you use (((chrome))) and chrome based browsers, you are a subhuman nigger cattle and deserve what comes next
>>543775985what kind of moron uses google browser for anything?
>>543776369OpenBSD is a good project, but is sorely missing MAC and isolation. Qubes OS is the better choice.
>>543775985>he's not running a outdated versionngmiI'm still on 122.0
>>543775985I wonder if they already apply this type of political maneuvering to internet connections.I don't think file downloads are encrypted, right?
should i move to firefox
>>543775985> Source: Mozilla FoundationWhy won't you die?
OpenBSD doesn't need MAC, user+group is all you need. And it has had built in "isolation" in the form of chroot for ages, and VMs.NSA's SELinux is huge, has never been properly audited, and is likely a bold backdoor like so many others Linux has had over the years.
