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⚠️Today Gemini starts scanning your phone ⚠️

We've updated this blog post with recommendations from the @Mastodon community. Learn:

👉 How to disable Gemini
👉 How to deinstall Gemini

And why @GrapheneOS @LineageOS and others are better in the first place.

Stop #Google now: 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-g…

Screenshot of the email Google sent with a headline "We've made it easier for Gemini to interact with your device" next to text, "NO THANKS! Learn how to disable Gemini on Android on the Tuta blog."

On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android. | Tuta

Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity.
Tuta
#google @Mastodon @LineageOS @GrapheneOS

#android #google #privacymatters #geminiai

#Android: Millionenurteil gegen #Google wegen Datenübertragung im Hintergrund
heise.de/news/Android-Millione…

"Das habt ihr falsch verstanden! Das ist doch für die Sicherheit!" (Kein Scherz, sondern Google's Antwort auf das Urteil)


Android: Millionenurteil gegen Google wegen Datenübertragung im Hintergrund

Wenn Android im Hintergrund Daten an Google schickt, kann das die Mobilfunkrechnung belasten. Laut einem kalifornischen Urteil soll Google dafür geradestehen.
Daniel AJ Sokolov (heise online)
#android #google

#google

#google #privacy #fediverse #facebook #GAFAM #vieprivee #PersonalData #privacylife #privacydata #donneespersonnelles #personaldatas

I post this just to show how I wanted to reply to the last post in the conversation from the screenshot, but I couldn't because @Azarilh blocked me.

“I admit this
If this would happen (which I really hope will not) I will stay with #VivaldiBrowser for as much as it would be able to survive, and then move to a #GeckoBrowserEngine-based #browser.
After all, #Chromium doesn't invade my #privacy, as #Bing, #Google, #Yahoo etc. do.”

Am I wrong?

#google #privacy #browser #chromium #bing #yahoo #vivaldibrowser #geckobrowserengine @Azarilhⓥ

That time “AI” translation almost caused a fight between a doctor and my parents

What if you want to find out more about the PS/2 Model 280? You head out to Google, type it in as a query, and realise the little "AI" summary that's above the fold is clearly wrong. Then you run the same query again, multiple times, and notice that each time, the "AI" overvi

osnews.com/story/142469/that-t…

#Google

That time “AI” translation almost caused a fight between a doctor and my parents – OSnews

www.osnews.com
#google

#google #AI

So even when apps ask for permission and you explicitly give it to them, that's too much lack of security. I mean sure: To scourges like #Google and the government, security means people need to be "protected" by force against their own selves. That's the thinking we see everywhere these days, because we've allowed complete psychopaths in all positions of power.
#google

Heute 👇

#Digitalcourage, OG #München:
F-Droid und datenschutzfreundliche Apps

» In diesem Workshop zeigen wir Möglichkeiten, die Datensammlung auf #Android-#Smartphone|s einzuschränken. Neben allgemeinen Tipps (Abschalten der #Google Werbe-ID, Verwendung einer alternativen #Suchmaschine, Werbung über DNS- und/oder Firewall-Einstellungen reduzieren, …) wollen wir vor allem den #App-Store #FDroid vorstellen und uns über die dortigen Apps austauschen.

Montag, 26.05.2025
19:00 bis 21:00 Uhr
Jugendinformationszentrum (#JIZ)
Sendlinger Str. 7 (Innenhof)
80331 München

digitalcourage.de/treffen-vor-…

Anmeldung erwünscht: ortsgruppe@muenchen.digitalcourage.de

Gerät mitbringen!

F-Droid möglichst vorinstallieren (digitalcourage.de/digitale-sel…)

#datenschutz #digitaleselbstverteidigung #opensource #foss

Der freie App-Store F-Droid und seine Apps

Alles über den alternativen App-Store für Android und empfehlenswerte Apps
digitalcourage.de
#android #foss #app #google #opensource #fdroid #datenschutz #smartphone #digitalcourage #munchen #suchmaschine #JIZ #digitaleselbstverteidigung

Request to Google on accessibility

“I’m asking this massive company to stop releasing features & products & ideas that are obvious barriers.
And I want them to stop expecting free labor from the community.
It’s tiring, frustrating, and disrespectful.”

adrianroselli.com/2025/05/my-r…

#a11y #accessibility #web #Google #GoogleIsEvil


My Request to Google on Accessibility

Hey, Alphabet or Google or Chrome or whomever in that illegal monopoly continues to release things to the web platform that are full of accessibility barriers, I have what I think is a straightforward request.
Adrian Roselli
#a11y #Accessibility #google #web #googleisevil

Google NotebookLM is now available for iOS.
VoiceOver users, take note: when opening the app, audio will route to the earpiece at reduced volume. To fix this, simply move focus away from the app and then back to it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/google-n…
#Accessibility #Google #AI

‎Google NotebookLM

‎Turn complexity into clarity with NotebookLM, your brain’s new best friend. Join the millions of students, creators, researchers, professionals, CEOs, and more who are saving time, getting stuff done, and learning in new ways.
App Store
#Accessibility #google #AI

Wer #Nextcloud unter #Android über den #GooglePlay installiert hat kann nur noch Fotos und Videos hochladen, Dokumente funktionieren nicht mehr. Hintergrund ist, dass #Google wegen "Sicherheitsbedenken" den Zugriff für die App entfernt hat. Wer andere Appstores wie #FDroid nutzt ist nicht betroffen.
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-a…

Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud

Discover why Nextcloud file uploads for Android app are not working properly, and how Google’s app store rules are hurting Nextcloud users.
Christoph Weissthaner (Nextcloud)
#android #google #fdroid #nextcloud #googleplay

GNOME Welcomes Its Google Summer of Code 2025 Contributors!

We are happy to announce that five contributors are joining the GNOME community as part of GSoC 2025!

This year’s contributors will work on backend isolation in GNOME Papers, adding eBPF profiling to Sysprof, adding printing support in GNOME Crosswords, and Vala’s XML/JSON/YAML integration improvements. Let’s give them a warm welcome!

In the coming days, our new contributors will begin onboarding in our community channels and services. Stay tuned to Planet GNOME to read their introduction blog posts and learn more about their projects.

If you want to learn more about Google Summer of Code internships with GNOME, visit gsoc.gnome.org.

feborg.es/welcome-to-gnome-gso…


GNOME GSoC

Participate in Google Summer of Code with GNOME
gsoc.gnome.org
#google #gnome #gsoc #gsoc2025

#google #facebook

#google #music

#Accessibility #google #blind #AI #viewpoint #geminiai

Ah! I am horrified by how much data Google collects! 😱🤮
Just checked it in my Google account and 𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁!
This is an amazing @Tutanota article about the hungry Google monster. Also, very good links inserted!
tuta.com/blog/what-does-google…

#Google #techgiant #GoogleAI #privacy #privacyMatters #PrivacySettings #tuta #Tutanota


Everything Google knows about you and how to stop it! | Tuta

Ever thought ‘What does Google know about me?' the short answer – A LOT. But you can stop them from collecting more, here's how!
Tuta
#google #privacy #tutanota #privacymatters #tuta #techgiant #googleai #privacysettings @Tuta

#google #ads

#google

I am using #Qwant and #DuckDuckGo. I fall back to #Google for some special searches, but I avoid being logged in. I am preparing to delete my Google account.
#google #duckduckgo #qwant

#google

#android #foss #email #google #opensource #fdroid #calendar

Sometimes the internet is really funny - or scary.

The Chrome browser is one example.

While you believe you are browsing the web, Google is browsing you instead.

👉 Check out Leah Elliott's comic on how Google's tracking works: contrachrome.com/comic/page01/

👉 And check how to stop this tracking: tuta.com/blog/what-does-google…

#google #tracking

Comic explaining how Chrome tracks you

Everything Google knows about you and how to stop it! | Tuta

Ever thought ‘What does Google know about me?' the short answer – A LOT. But you can stop them from collecting more, here's how!
Tuta
#google #tracking

#google #chrome #private

There’s something very depressingly emblematic that Chrome Dev Tools’ annoying “Ask AI” sprinkles everywhere include one that pops up and *covers* the Accessibility Tree toggle.

#google #chrome #ai #accessibility

A close up of Chrome Dev Tools showing a button with an “Ask AI” title displayed over the top of a round button, which is for displaying the accessibility tree.
#Accessibility #google #chrome #AI

"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"

The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.

The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.

Other services will be hit.

therecord.media/google-refuses…

Sign our petition ➡️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#e2ee #encryption #apple #google #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech


Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government

U.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.
therecord.media
#apple #google #privacy #encryption #security #tech #cybersecurity #ukpol #e2ee #ukpolitics

I really like the backup function in #GrapheneOS based on #Seedvault. I know it doesn't work 100%, some apps don't support it etc. But in my case >90% of apps get backed up and restored.

This is what all Androids should have. I understand #Google doesn't want to do it because for them #Android is just a gateway to their services and when you have all your data in their cloud, you don't need such backups. But other Android vendors should have it.

A list of applications with green check marks that signal the apps have been backed up.
#android #google #grapheneos #seedvault

Nutzt ihr Antivirus-Apps auf eurem Android? Spart euch den unnötigen Ballast – sie bieten nur trügerische Sicherheit und sind oft voller Tracker. 👇

kuketz-blog.de/truegerische-si…

#android #security #google #tracking #virus #antivirus #app


Trügerische Sicherheit: Virenscanner-Apps sind schlichtweg überflüssig

Die Sicherheitsarchitektur von Android/iOS schränkt die Funktionsweise von Virenscanner-Apps stark ein und macht sie im Grunde nutzlos. Schlimmer: Die vermeintlichen Sicherheits-Apps sind Datenschleudern.
www.kuketz-blog.de
#android #app #google #security #tracking #virus #antivirus

#android #google #chromium #chrome #googlechrome

Непогана стаття про альтернативні мессенджери, але зовсім не відкрили тему #Android #Google #Messages це гуглосміття без попередження та запиту встановлює з 2025 року пару програмуль на ваші мобільні пристрої – слідкують заради вошого добробуту! Раджу перевірити пристрої та видалити:
1) Android System #SafetyCore
2) Android System #KeyVerifier
#android #google #messages #safetycore #keyverifier

GrapheneOS: Android pro lehce paranoidní uživatele

Pokud chcete mobilní telefon, který je bezpečný, opravdu respektuje vaše soukromí, zároveň nechcete přijít o populární aplikace, bez kterých už se dnes těžko obejdete, může vám současný trh přijít jako výběr mezi kompromisy. Podíval jsem se tedy na systém, který o sobě tvrdí, že jimi netrpí.

#Android #bezpečnost #Google #GrapheneOS #mobil #Pixel #soukromí

blog.eischmann.cz/2025/03/07/g…
(reakce na tento příspěvek se může zobrazit jako komentář pod článkem)

GrapheneOS: Android pro lehce paranoidní uživatele

Sesivany's blog
#android #google #grapheneos #soukromí #pixel #bezpečnost #Mobil

De-google-ify Internet

Amazing campaign by the French not-for-profit association Framasoft.

The De-google-ify Internet project offers 26 ethical and alternative online tools that may be used by everyone.

They build open source alternatives to many Google services like Youtube, Agenda, Docs, Forms, Maps etc, as well other services to replace Doodle, Facebook Event, Github, Zoom, Slack and much more!

Check their beautiful website, watch the videos to know more about their work and follow them here in Mastodon:

@Framasoft

degooglisons-internet.org/

#europe #opensource #europeanalternatives #EUtech #boycott #degoogle #google

Dégooglisons Internet - Accueil

Les géants du web centralisent nos vies numériques en échange de leurs services Les communautés du logiciel libre offrent des services alternatifs éthiques Le réseau Framasoft souhaite le démontreren les hébergeant
degooglisons-internet.org
#google #opensource #europe #degoogle #boycott #europeanalternatives #eutech @Framasoft

I just published a new #article about the implementation for the new Trusted Time API by #Google - "Trusted Time API Implementation"

#AndroidDev #Android #Medium #Articles #TrustedTimeApi #API

medium.com/@nicosnicolaou/trus…


Trusted Time API Implementation - Nicos Nicolaou - Medium

In this article, we will explore the implementation of the new Trusted Time API by Google. For our example, there are two approaches for implementing this API: with Dependency Injection and without…
Nicos Nicolaou (Medium)
#android #google #medium #article #API #androiddev #articles #trustedtimeapi

First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?

pcmag.com/news/google-is-repla…

#accessibility #Android #authentication #blind #Google #GMail #IOS #Narrator #NVDA #sms #Talkback #technology #Voiceover #Windows

#Accessibility #android #google #blind #technology #Windows #ios #talkback #sms #GMail #nvda #voiceover #authentication #narrator

#Panoramax - das neue #StreetView!

Vor einigen Jahren wurde #Mapillary an #Meta verkauft. Und auch #Google StreetView möchte vielleicht nicht jeder nutzen.

Mit Panoramax gibt es nun eine #FOSS Alternative. Sie soll dezentral organisiert werden. Dies ist meines Wissens die erste Instanz:

panoramax.openstreetmap.fr
Kleiner Tipp:
Falls man das AdOn #ClearURLs verwendet, kommt man eventuell über die Animation wegen Blockierung von ETags nicht hinaus. Deshalb nutze ich Panoramax als #Firefox-PWA am Desktop.

#OSM #OpenStreetMap

Panoramax OSM-FR - photo-cartographier les territoires

L'instance Panoramax d'OpenStreetMap France, permet la publication de photos de terrain pour cartographie les territoires.
panoramax.openstreetmap.fr
#foss #google #openstreetmap #meta #OSM #PANORAMAX #streetview #mapillary #clearurls #firefox-pwa

🤯 OMG! Someone just posted on Reddit bragging how he fed 13 MILLION records to Gemini to clean up. What records? "mostly dead scrambled data institutions, college, student records, course materials, research datasets. Used Gemini for cleaning, deduping, and organizing. Super useful for universities, EdTech, and students handling large study resources." #FERPA #Privacy #HigherEd #EdTech #Google #Gemini reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/commen…
#gemini #google #privacy #edtech #highered #ferpa

I bought a #Pixel 6a to finally switch to #GrapheneOS. You can get a used one for €120 and it still has 2.5 years of support.
Software-wise, so far so good. Even banking apps like #Revolut work without having to install anything from #Google. 👌
A phone with the home screen of GrapheneOS. The UI is black and white and there are 6 icons on the screen.
#google #grapheneos #pixel #revolut

#google #ublock

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