TIL Chrome is scanning your files, including private folders, in the background as an anti-malware measure
https://twitter.com/swagitda_/status/979477998142476289
There’s currently no “off” switch, but apparently the devs reassure that scans are local and not “cloud” based. But this still has consent and privacy implications
@angristan Windows only so far. I believe Chromium is also unaffected since it has different priorities and it’s open source. If you run Chromium, you should be fine