Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
http://www.osnews.com/story/28643/Chrom ... of_privacyYesterday, news broke that Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data back to Google. Effectively, this means that Google had taken itself the right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome somewhere, without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on. In official statements, Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to "we can do that".
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... bug=786909After upgrading chromium to 43, I noticed that when it is running and
immediately after the machine is on-line it silently starts downloading
"Chrome Hotword Shared Module" extension, which contains a binary without
source code. There seems no opt-out config.
And people ridicule me for duct taping my built in camera and disabling both microphone and camera on BIOS level and getting rid of required drivers. In your face, haters!
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
BOFH,
I’m a relative Luddite. I also duct tape my camera and microphone although I haven’t gone into the BIOS to disable them.
I am using chrome right now and find this troubling. I always have the latest version of tails but find that I rarely need to use it.
What would be a viable solution to this? Uninstall Chrome and use Aviator, Hybrid or some more secure browser?
Thanks for this.
I’m a relative Luddite. I also duct tape my camera and microphone although I haven’t gone into the BIOS to disable them.
I am using chrome right now and find this troubling. I always have the latest version of tails but find that I rarely need to use it.
What would be a viable solution to this? Uninstall Chrome and use Aviator, Hybrid or some more secure browser?
Thanks for this.
Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
Apparently this "feature" is introduced in Chromium 43. Unless it patches security vulnerabilities (check the changelog) I would personally downgrade to 42. I don't use Chrome though, my best advice would be to go with Mozilla. They're a lot more sane in the head than Google, apparently.
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
Thank you!BOFH wrote:Apparently this "feature" is introduced in Chromium 43. Unless it patches security vulnerabilities (check the changelog) I would personally downgrade to 42. I don't use Chrome though, my best advice would be to go with Mozilla. They're a lot more sane in the head than Google, apparently.
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
[quote="phuketrichard"]There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Heheheheheh...although this may be directed at me, I find this very funny.
However, I insist on keeping the tape on; it's a matter of principle....or paranoia.....or principle.
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Heheheheheh...although this may be directed at me, I find this very funny.
However, I insist on keeping the tape on; it's a matter of principle....or paranoia.....or principle.
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
You forgot the mode where the screen can be used as a camera.Therapist wrote:BOFH,
I’m a relative Luddite. I also duct tape my camera and microphone although I haven’t gone into the BIOS to disable them.
Nice bf, btw! (but I prefer not to use rear-view mirrors)
Last edited by vladimir on Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
Sir Vladimir,vladimir wrote:You forgot the mode where the screen can be used as a camera.Therapist wrote:BOFH,
I’m a relative Luddite. I also duct tape my camera and microphone although I haven’t gone into the BIOS to disable them.
Nice gf, btw! (but I prefer not to use rear-view mirrors)
Thank you for noticing...especially since my girlfriend is Imaginary and Ethiopian.
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Re: Google Chrome eavesdrops on you
Dude, no need to edit my post, be proud of your lifestyle..
(Not that there's anything wrong with that)
(Not that there's anything wrong with that)
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