The local model powers the features nobody uses. The cloud model powers the feature everyone sees. You pay 4GB for the illusion of privacy.

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gruez 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>You pay 4GB for the illusion of privacy.

How's this conspiracy supposed to work? A technical audience who cares about privacy aren't going to be placated by 4GB sitting on their disk. They're going to want some sort of analysis (like http interception), or probably not use chrome in the first place. A non-technical audience isn't going to make the association between 4GB of disk usage and the privacy implications.

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chronc6393 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> They're going to want some sort of analysis

And I want $1 billion dollars.

Doesn’t mean someone’s going to give it to me.

	▲	gruez 30 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Point is, nobody is going to be like "wow, chrome is eating up 4GB of my disk space? I totally trust it now!"
	▲	hnlmorg 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Email me your bank details and I’ll send the money

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shevy-java an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I am beginning to suspect Google is mass-sniffing on us here. Then it suddenly makes sense that the blob gathers everything.