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I'm assuming Chrome is reporting back to Google everything you're typing. Privacy is probably what's holding Firefox back.

• yoz-y 7y ago
  In Chrome you can choose if you want to use an offline or online spellcheck. Offline is on by default.
• snazz 7y ago
  Similarly, the auto-translate (which Firefox is finally getting) is insanely useful if you ever browse a website that isn’t in a language you can read. I’d be interested in how both features can be implemented in a privacy-preserving way.
  • geraltofrivia 7y ago
    This is on HN frontpage right now - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21321430 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21321430
• mda 7y ago
  No. Default is Hunspell based offline spell checkers, since the beginning of Chrome.