Hard to know. Could have just been demonstrating a new browser feature. Could be malware.

Not enough information to go on, unfortunately.

Either way, since Google is notoriously terrible, I’d suggest finding a nerd in your life who can install a better Linux distribution on your chromebook so you’re not stuck using chromeOS.

Most likely there are no real privacy options for computers or devices once they’re connected to the internet (since most hardware is probably compromised out of the box), but we can know with absolute certainty that using a Google device and OS is literally handing all of your activity on a silver platter to ‘alphabet’ agencies.

Hard to know. Could have just been demonstrating a new browser feature. Could be malware.

Not enough information to go on, unfortunately.

Either way, since Google is notoriously terrible, I’d suggest finding a nerd in your life who can install a better Linux distribution on your chromebook so you’re not stuck using chromeOS.

Most likely there are no real privacy options for computers or devices once they’re connected to the internet, but we can know with absolute certainty that using a Google device and OS is literally handing all of your activity on a silver platter to ‘alphabet’ agencies.