UBO just blocks most of those scams without the use of any “AI”, but Google’s Manifest v3 prevents UBO from running on Chrome…
Chrome using Gemini Nano for ‘Enhanced Protection’ against scams
Submitted 3 weeks ago by DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world
https://9to5google.com/2025/05/08/chrome-enhanced-protection-gemini-nano/
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01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Etterra@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Using a scam to detect scams so that they can scam you better themselves. Lovely. I’m so glad I don’t use Chrome.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Scams like you not spending 99% of your time being bombarded with ads
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Google uses AI to harvest data and direct web traffic to where it benefits them, more news at 11
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah, looks like it scans everything in your browser. How Orwellian.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Websites you visit can port scan your entire network bypassing most firewall rules and NAT. Your phone tracks your notifications and keystrokes and builds data models from both.
People love it though. Or they hate technology. Anything but hating corporations and the rich that gives them that sweet sweet dopamine