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cm0002@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 days ago

Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no

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Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no

www.laptopmag.com

cm0002@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 days ago
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Google’s AI assistant is about to get full access to your calls, texts, and WhatsApp — even if you’ve disabled activity tracking.
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  • Geodad@lemmy.world
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    Not on my GrapheneOS, it’s not.

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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      For now, until the good devs of GrapheneOS are no longer able to keep up with Google’s aosp fuckery :(

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        Well the GrapheneOS team is able to keep ot going for now. If they can’t in the future, I’ll find another phone that can take a degoogled OS.

        • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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          Yeah. It’ll be an annoying search, but I’ll be right there with you.

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    You do have the option to use non-Google messaging and dialer/phone apps that are not controlled by or otherwise interact with Gemini.

    Kinda ridiculous that you need them, but the option is still there.

    • somethingsomethingidk@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Any suggestions?

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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        I use an old-school messaging app, QKSMS. No frills. I’ll probably switch back to Should I Answer for phone, but I barely use my phone as a phone.

        • TurtleMelon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          If you’re interested, QUIK is a QKSMS fork that’s still being updated.

          • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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            12 days ago

            Updated! Thanks!

      • B-TR3E@feddit.org
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        F-Droid

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          I’ve tried calling someone with f-droid but I can’t find where to dial their number?

          • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            https://search.f-droid.org/?q=Fossify&lang=en

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      That’s what you think.

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        I mean, Google has been sued and lost for antitrust violations over far less egregious behavior than blocking third-party apps in favor of their own.

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          In a nation that, in a delirium for the illusion, that they “elected” a “president” that didn’t count at least a million black voters. Who is in a “fight” (don’t believe the “show”) with cracker who cracked the election counter and bragged about it in the “inauguration” speech (53min in).

          But, yeah! I’ll believe some pedophilic asshole who literally stole every software he stole then issued it closed source so that I can’t see what it really does.

          Then I’ll FUCKIN BELEVE some book with more edits than it has letters.

          Sucker. The literal reward of sugar with zero true value for every child in the grocery store who won’t STFU.

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            …

            Are you having a stroke?

            • Chakravanti@monero.town
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              That’s what it looks like when you point out what is completely fucking obvious and everyone denies it?

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                Do you smell toast?

                • Chakravanti@monero.town
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                  Yup. And it ain’t fucking bread.

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    Not for me it isn’t.

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    You have to install Gemini.

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        Don’t simp for this misinformation.

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          Mind expanding on that?

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      It came stock on my OnePlus 13 as an integrated app.

      I was able to run it as a guest, but then Google changed it so that you’re forced to log in with your Google account in order to use it.

      Google literally has to ruin everything.

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        Not Google. One plus does that.

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    May be tangential, but Google Voice did this for the first time earlier this year. I’ve since moved as many of my people over to signal as possible

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    This reads the same as similar headlines from almost 10 years ago, about Google Voice or some such iirc.

    Back then “but Google is actually doing good things in IT” was still going strong and people pointing this out were often dismissed as tinfoil hatters even if the proof was there; I’m glad that has changed somewhat.

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