Your Browser's Unseen Work: Tracking and Consent
Your browser has been quietly busy, installing software you never agreed to. This week, reminders emerged of two distinct yet related phenomena:
- A reminder from Google: Highlighting the potential for legitimate but unwelcome installations through Chrome.
- An impostor in disguise: Demonstrating how trackers can masquerade as trusted entities.
Both utilize the vast reach of Chrome, which runs on billions of devices, making it a powerful vehicle for tracking without explicit consent.