Feb. 19, 2024, 2:50 a.m. | /u/opticaldesigner

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I was reporting a webpage issue to Google when it prompted me to include screenshots it had already captured of both of my desktops (it showed large thumbnails). WTH is a web browser doing taking screenshots of other apps and data I'm privately using on my PC? Google is not granted permission to anything in my Windows privacy settings.

apps browser chrome data data i desktop desktops doing google issue large permission privacy privacy violation privately reporting screenshots web web browser

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