Google LLC Running in Background on Mac

Oh .... fudge.

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I run Safari, Chrome and Firefox on my Macs (and the last two on the Windows machines, as well.). I set up DuckDuckGo as the default search engine everywhere. And Opera (nostalgia) is used to manage a few specific applications everywhere.

Since this Google process has installed itself Safari, Chrome and Firefox are all broken / fail to retrieve anything. (Haven't checked Opera yet.). Browsers pop up with that little menu thingie and <zap> you are dead. No further attempts at navigation succeed. (I returned here courtesy of a history link.)

I might just remove Google everywhere. Apologies for the Stallman-esque approach ... this is unacceptable.

Having acheived a measure of dominance over a period of years ... Big Brother is now controlling your perception of the world. Don't worry, "we will take care of you."

There is something deeply wrong with this tactic on Google's part. Period. No excuses are acceptible.

<g>. Take a deep breath, okay?

Al Hatch wrote:

What exactly does "uninstall Google" mean? You can uninstall Chrome. You can uninstall Google Drive, Google Earth, etc.. But, as far as I know, there is no way to "uninstall Google".

Fascinating.

Maybe my reply wasnt clear either. The option wasnt checked or even there when I installed chrome 6 years ago, nor it was there 1 year ago, or 4 months ago, now it is, I wasnt asked for a password to change that or add that. It matters not if I agreed to a contract or not, Apple isnt a binding part of that contract or is it? I NEED TO click on the on/off switch and INTRO MY PASSWORD. I DIDNT put my password when googled added it. So, no, their contract makes no difference on the option being added without prompting me (I capitalized to make emphasis, not to yell or anything like the sorts) Have a good day!

John,

Thank you for agreeing with me. The nuance of what I said was " I am assuming this is because I allowed Google Updater to run." I concluded that by allowing Google to auto-update they would auto-update just the application I had installed, not use that permission as a backdoor to infect my computer with any software they wanted to. I have Chrome on my computer because I run into websites that won't work with Safari. Not many, but sometimes.

Google has violated the privilege I provided it. Time to shut them down.

It's not an unreasonable question, and I look forward to finding out the actual answer!

Your question has been answered multiple times already, but this Discussion has become hopelessly clogged with irrelevant, distracting, and / or flat out wrong replies.

If you need help please post a brand new question. To do that, click the Ask the Community link above.

Harenet I think everything you're saying is warranted. Installing Google Chrome should not give "Google LLC" full permissions to do whatever they want on the system level. I think users have the right to know what "Google LLC" is doing on login and how it differs from "Google Updater" (or like you said, if it's even Google at all!).

John Galt, I really don't mean to be argumentative or put a spotlight on you, but please understand that all of your replies come off as you having a bone to pick with Google. "Uninstall Google" isn't really an answer. In fact, "Google" isn't something you can even uninstall (the application is called Chrome, which is made by Google).

I agree with you, John here seem to be stock on the "you installed google" while we are asking a totally different question that isn't answered with "you agreed with you installed google" as that little on of switch wasn't there then and nor required your authorization and following updates. I think that is why he keeps on answering this "you agreed .... google" answer and the "your question was answer multiple times" because he believes that is the answer. I am not taking it personally but he seems to answer all my messages on this matter so he is my example for this.

• "You gave Google permission, so it's not mysterious. " no, I installed it once, then update it since. My contract with google doesn't exempt apple from notifying me when something is added to the start, in fact, apple requires me to add my password to remove it, so why wouldn't do the same for the adding it, this seems stupid on my part.
• "If you don't like Google having this level of permissions, uninstall Google apps" well that is a solution to a ... jk, that isn't a solution. The solution would be apple to require authorization from the user to add it again not to remove the application, otherwise why would apple be saying they are on the consumer side of privacy and then let the application add itself over and over without your password prompt. This again, is stupid and a nonsense. My work place has google as the default browser, required, because of the many issues using from pc users using IE and mac users using safari. Again, your solution, isn't one, or at least isn't one that fits all. Maybe it fits your case scenario, but most of us do not find it useful. They feel to me more of a "pro mac" or "against google" rant to me

I don't spend a lot of time in these forums, so I would appreciate any guidance regarding where and how I and others should be asking this question in these forums.

I do. That is the reason I explained asking a brand new question is the best way to elicit the individual attention you deserve. To do that, click the Ask the Community link above.

For more information and guidance on how best to use this site, read Find answers and ask questions in Apple Support Communities - Apple Support.

When governments eventually have the gumption to lock these kinds of CEOs up for a long stretch, this kind of behaviour will reduce and eventually stop. Apple is as complicit as Google in letting these things happen and they should be held accountable too. For too long have these tech types been pushing the boundaries of consent with what they can and can't do with users' machines and data. In many other industries, this would be deemed illegal but the Tech world seems to get away with it because they are allowed to get away with it. Legislation needs bringing in to make them stop behaving like this.

I just received a notification about this, and I see that I have Google LLC and Google Updater.

No idea how these got installed. I have never “installed Google,” whatever that means (how do I “uninstall Google”?). Never had Chrome on this machine. The only Google product installed that I am aware of is Google Earth Pro, and I don’t think I’ve launched it in many months.

My guess is that these must have been present since I installed Google Earth Pro in January, and an Apple update added the notification which only came up now.

It would be alarming if some other app or website installed these without my approval or awareness.

Anyway, I am disabling these in Login Items. Anyone know how to remove them altogether?

I am assuming he and everyone in the thread did, just some time ago. IMO, Google treaded a thin line between what is background and what isn't, they tend to do this. Meanwhile Apple, (mind you, also in the background) hardened their security scrutiny of third-party apps, moved a goal-post of what is a "background item" and notified that this now is in the background.

Do you understand what it means when someone actively installs software? Did the OP go off to google.com, download something then run the installer and agree to the terms&conditions? That’s called active installation and that’s clearly not what he did.

truth2307 wrote:

Do you understand what it means when someone actively installs software? Did the OP go off to google.com, download something then run the installer and agree to the terms&conditions? That’s called active installation and that’s clearly not what he did.

I am more than happy to assist anyone, but this Discussion has gone so far off the rails that it is unreasonable to devote personal attention to each and every reply.

The OP's concern was addressed weeks ago, and has presumably been answered to his or her satisfaction. If you would like help using your Mac, or you would like assistance with installing or uninstalling software, then by all means please post a new Discussion. To learn how to do that start by clicking the Ask the Community link above.

Regardless of the OP, on the previous page, user Gloofer stated...

My wife just got that Google LCC message, on her brand new Mac, with no Google Crome or other Google apps installed.

So that's not a good sign. I assumed this was directly tied to Google apps, specifically Google Chrome.

John Galt wrote:

I am more than happy to assist anyone, but this Discussion has gone so far off the rails that it is unreasonable to devote personal attention to each and every reply.

The OP's concern was addressed weeks ago, and has presumably been answered to his or her satisfaction.

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John Galt, the fact that you have stated that the "concern was addressed" does not make it so.

If you feel that you've devoted enough personal attention to this one, I would consider it a gift if you would cease taking part in carrying it ever further "off the rails".

We can see by your many thousands of points that you are eager to "help", and I'm sure there are other places where the rewards would be more satisfying than here. But then again, maybe the whole point is the points? That would explain your continued participation, because you definitely aren't here to help.