Chrome's Enhanced Spell Check can send your typed text to Google's servers
LearnWithBishal · x · 2026-10-13
Another entry in a Chrome privacy-settings thread: the Enhanced Spell Check feature can send text you type in the browser to Google's servers for processing.
The author warns this matters if you regularly handle confidential emails, client information, or sensitive documents — a feature meant to fix typos has privacy implications beyond spelling.
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