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@ kepford
2024-07-09 17:25:53
From [Luca Casonato 🏳️🌈 on X](https://x.com/lcasdev/status/1810696257137959018)
> So, Google Chrome gives all *.google.com sites full access to system / tab CPU usage, GPU usage, and memory usage. It also gives access to detailed processor information, and provides a logging backchannel.
> This API is not exposed to other sites - only to *.google.com.
> This is interesting because it is a clear violation of the idea that browser vendors should not give preference to their websites over anyone elses.
> The DMA codifies this idea into law: browser vendors, as gatekeepers of the internet, must give the same capabilities to everyone
> Depending on how you interpret the DMA, this additional exposure of information only to Google properties may be considered a violation of the DMA.
> Take for example Zoom - they are now at a disadvantage because they can not provide the same CPU debugging feature as Google Meet.
> For those interested: this is done through a built-in Chrome extension that can not be disabled, and does not show up in the extensions panel. Source code is here: https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/
> It is unclear whether the same extension also ships in other Chromium derived browsers.
[Some Hacker.news discussion](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40918052)
This is one of the many reasons I do not use Google Chrome.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/602609