May I ask why this extensions is hidden from the extension list at chrome://extensions/ , although the page chrome://voicesearch/ shows it as an enabled extension? I suggest that sensitive functionality intended to process data from the surroundings (sound input,video input, etc.) should be presented in an open and transparent way, with easy to find controls.
>May I ask why this extensions is hidden from the extension list at chrome://extensions/ , although the page chrome://voicesearch/ shows it as an enabled extension?
This weirds me out as well. The whole behaviour of hotword is pretty conspicuous: Opt-in default, downloading a binary blob without notification, extension being hidden, ability to record audio .. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that. Great strategy to erode trust of any user who is even slightly concerned with security (which, I assume, a lot of chromium users are).
Is there a good reason for keeping this proprietary like code licensed from a third party? Chromium has plenty of open-source code based on Google services, so taking the Android approach for this one is out of character. It implies that there's some secret technology to hide which actually makes reverse engineering it a lot more interesting.
It's also odd that it's downloaded at runtime rather than simply being shipped with Chrome like the EME and Flash plugins, which both work in Chromium but are explicitly opt-in.
#29 Para no importarte llevas ya un buen número de comentarios en este hilo. ¿Qué te pasa realmente que estás tan alterado? ¿Te ha pasado algo malo hoy?
#12 Lo de los niños valencianos es problema del anterior gobierno valenciano, es de suponer que se corregirá con el nuevo. Pero que una cosa este mal no significa que la otra esté menos mal. Es la misma no libertad.
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