> BTW, Chrome users have been part of this system for nearly a year now. The OP says "The API exists as a browser extension within Google Chrome," which made m

> BTW, Chrome users have been part of this system for nearly a year now. The OP says "The API exists as a browser extension within Google Chrome," which made me think it was a separate browser extension that I would not have if I had not chosen to install. Are you saying it's built into Chrome instead? Cite? And if so is there any way to disable it?