Google Chromebook

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Google Chromebook

Basic Information
Release Year	2011
Product Type	Hardware, Laptops
In Production	Yes
Official Website	Google Chromebook

Consumer impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

• User Freedom
• User Privacy
• Business Model
• Market Control

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Incidents

This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Google Chromebook category.

Automatic installation of Google's ScreenAI extension (2025)

There have been reports of Google's ScreenAI being enabled on Chromebooks via the Google Chrome web browser by default. The accessibility tool was put into the Chromium project, which provides the foundation for the Google Chrome web browser and many other web browsers; potentially affecting the majority of web browsers that are used.

Rob Isaac's complaint is that the machine has become "too hot to touch" and that the extra load has made it essentially unusable, significantly reducing the battery life. Chromebook users confirm these complaints on their own machines, and have posted their complaints on the Chromebook help forums. Other concerns are that the software is invasive, similar to Microsoft's Recall feature, and that the software itself is not transparent, as the source code for ScreenAI is not available to the public.

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See also

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