HN downvotes you without providing feedback, because your negativity is correctly placed, and no one can summon the words to contradict the substance of your response.
They take chromium, and they repurpose the spyware that gets baked into the Google Chrome product, rather than removing it. Take note of this and any app based on the Electron framework.
Thank you for taking the time to explain why the parent post may have been downvoted. It's useful information that should be communicated. It'd be nice if more users explained whether they were downvoting incorrect information, rather than a preference for tone of voice or conventional community sentiment.