Chrome Gives Google Full System Access

So, Google Chrome gives all *.google.com sites full access to system / tab CPU usage, GPU usage, and memory usage. It also gives access to detailed processor information, and provides a logging backchannel. This API is not exposed to other sites - only to *.google.com.

A screenshot of a dark-mode social media post explains that Chrome gives Google websites extensive access to system and browser resource information. The joke is a sarcastic reaction to Google’s privileged access and perceived privacy implications, framed as a technical revelation.

• @dev_meme / 6102 2024-07-10