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by jasonlotito 44 days ago
> it's happening silently as part of a normal upgrade.

No, this is not true. The large requirement comes after a user wants to use the feature, not as a part of the normal upgrade. If the user never engages with the feature, it's not downloaded.

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According to above, it is triggered by the website calling the feature. The user might have no idea. That's not what consent looks like
> No, this is not true. The large requirement comes after a user wants to use the feature,

The feature that didn't say it would cost you 4Gb, right?

That's even more silent.