If you have noticed some warnings suggesting to delete the proletterτος περιήγησης Google Chrome στην έκδοση του για κινητές συσκευές τελευταία, μην βιαστείτε να απεγκαταστήσετε τον browser σας.
The reason behind the titles and suggestions for deleting Google Chrome browser from your phone or tablet is not due to Chrome (zero day) security vulnerabilities for which Google has issued a warning.
It all started with a tweet by a security researcher detailing how the browser for cell phones of Google can use your phone's accelerometer for malicious purposes.
We won't go into the analysis of what one can get from your phone's accelerometer, but we will mention that the usual suspect is once again the Facebook and its applications.
Of course the researcher does not explicitly say delete the Chrome browser from your phone, but rather shows how you can turn off the default accelerometer data sharing option.
Needless to say, this was transferred to the internet completely differently, and so warnings about deleting the Google Chrome browser over the weekend began to pop up for no reason.
What can companies learn about you by analyzing how you hold and move your mobile devices (eg, smartphone / -watch)? In this thread, I summarize our study on the astounding privacy implications of accelerometer sensors #privacy #dataprotection #machinelearning #HAVE #IoT 1 / n pic.twitter.com/X4Nn5JkBQs
- Jacob Leon Kröger (@JL_Kroger) July 29, 2021
In short instead of delete Chrome, go to Settings > Site Settings > Motion Sensors and turn off the default accelerometer data sharing if you're concerned about all of the above.
