Chrome 17 preloads autocompleted URLs as you type

I wonder if Google Analytics will count those preloads as page views / unique visits. Anyone has an idea? Edit: Since GA works mostly with Javascript, I assume it won't have any significant effect.

Some serious bandwidth usage if you're on a mobile connection - Windows 8 will be able to detect this, I'm not sure if Linux or OSX can do it in a nice way. In the meantime you can disable it here: <a href="http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&#38;answer=1385029" rel="nofollow">http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&#38;...</a>

There goes my 3G bandwidth without even asking...<p>Not a good feature if you ask me.

I don't particularly want to inform Google of all files I download.

What if it preloads illegal content and you get busted for it?

This always seemed like the next logical step for me, and I'm surprised it wasn't implemented in various browsers earlier on.

That could be a nice income boost for google, right? Keyword: "impression based adsense advertisements"?

A lot of people have a problem with this as you are downloading something you haven't explicitly asked for. Would it be more appropriate if Chrome opened the TCP connection as you typed thus decreasing latency, but without actually downloading content?

Does Google add protection against harmful websites? What if I typo a URL and it starts pre-loading a malware-filled website? Just curious.<p>A cool feature, but I think this should be opt-in.

What will happen to my server logs?

Is there a way to opt-out of this feature? Or are there any hacks to do it manually?

Just another way for Google to capture information about you (options be damned - if it's on by default, it's going to stay that way for the majority).<p>Plus, this seems like a cheap way to look like your browser is faster.

Thats going to be a problem for advertising networks I bet.

HN users complaining about bandwidth usage? Seriously? It's 2012. I'm all for a better user experience, and this is exactly what Google is delivering. Quit crying.