Can google chrome know how fast I type ?

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Published on 2009-08-05T18:01:35Z Indexed on 2010/05/06 20:38 UTC
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Google Chrome privacy notice :

When you type URLs or queries in the address bar, the letters you type are sent to Google

Does this mean that Google could know how fast each Chrome user types ? Could be fun to have those numbers.

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