Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent.
(www.thatprivacyguy.com)
Per-device cost of one Nano push
- Bandwidth: 4 GB
- Energy: 4 × 0.06 = 0.24 kWh per device per push
- CO2: 0.24 × 0.25 = 0.06 kg CO2e per device per push
Yeah, Google pushing updates you don't want is annoying.
Trying to pretend like 4GB of data is some environmental catastrophe is just hyperbole. You use more than that streaming a movie, or watching Tiktok or autoplaying videos on Reddit or updating any video game or regular web browsing.