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After skimming the product page I'm still not sure what extra data exactly everyone is so confident is being gathered/used in a way that Google wouldn't already be doing in Chrome. As far as I can tell, most of these features are already integrated into Chrome but with Gemini.

What exact feature in Atlas would need to log your every keystroke? Could they be doing that? Yes. But so could Google and in both cases they've got about equal reason to be doing it and feeding it into your personalized prediction model.

I don't see how this is so different from Chrome.



I like how honest and blunt your comment is, and what it says about our current relationship with bigtech. Because what you say is accurate, people no longer see a problem in adopting technologies like OpenAI's Atlas. Google set a standard, and what used to be a massive red flag is now "a price we've already paid". No new harm is felt.


Our trusted computing base should be small, built from open-source, and not under the control of one company.

But sadly, here we are.

How do we know GMail can't steal your bank account info and Chrome can't steal ... everything from your web browsing, or impersonate you?

All they have to do is be pressured by a government: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislat...


Could you mention where in that bill there is concern for the Australian government pressuring tech companies for the ability to impersonate you? Thank you!


> Browser memories let ChatGPT remember useful details from your web browsing to provide better responses and suggestions, while maintaining privacy and user control. Users can opt-in during setup or in Settings > Personalization > Reference browser memories.

> As you browse in Atlas, web content is summarized on our servers. We apply safety and sensitive data filters that are designed to keep out personally identifiable information (like government IDs, SSNs, bank account numbers, online credentials, account recovery content, and addresses), and private data like medical records and financial information. We block summaries altogether on certain sensitive websites (like adult sites).

So the actual content of every page you visit is sent to ChatGPT servers. That is WAY more invasive than anything Chrome does afaik.




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