Remember kids, there's a pernicious reason why #Google redirects "maps.google.com" to "google.com/maps".
Because of this redirect, the location permission that you grant to Google Maps also automatically becomes available to Google Search - making your search queries more valuable to advertisers.
Google is taking pay-to-play to the next level. Recent court testimony shows that Google paid $21 Billion USD to remain the Internet's dominant search engine. 😱
💪 Fight back against Big Tech's monopoly by switching to a more private search engine today! 👇
tutanota.com/blog/google-searc…
#privacy #encryption #google #monopoly #bigtech
Your data is worth billions, time to take it back and break the Google monopoly on search!Tutanota
Eben. Chrom(ium) ist die Pest in Sachen #Datenschutz. Voll die Datenschleuder - wie alles von #Google 🤦
This is a dual Pixel 8 Pro Review by John Dyer and I (Warren Carr)Warren Carr (Accessible Android)
This is the latest #youtube "innovation". #Google with a market cap of $1.7 trillion and $120 billion cash on hand, "needs" to charge for ads on YouTube.
This is, of course, not true. They have more than enough revenue to run YouTube without ads in perpetuity, but they want to please shareholders. The #Peertube community is showing how you can distribute the costs of hosting content as well. If you don't support Google's continued monetization of monopolized video...vote with your feet.
#tech
Some new #accessibility features from #Google. I am especially excited about “Lens in Maps”, currently only on iOS. I think you should be too! :) But you gotta try it out first!
blog.google/outreach-initiativ…
Today, we’re launching new products and features aimed at making daily tasks more accessible for people with disabilities.Eve Andersson (Google)
#XMPP + #Google Summer of Code 2023
Yesterday our #GSoC Organisation Administrator Edward presented the work of our contributors hrxi on @dino and ISD on #Moxxy (@PapaTutuWawa) at the Google #Mentor #Summit 2023!
xmpp.org/2023/10/the-xmpp-news…
#GSoC2023 #interoperability #standards
#federation #jabber #chat
XMPP + Google Summer of Code 2023
Our #GSoC Organisation Administrator Edward is currently participating at the Google #Mentor #Summit 2023 with many other bright minds as well!
#XMPP #GSoC2023 #Google #interoperability #standards #federation #jabber
Google has unveiled the stable version of Android 14, marking a significant update to the world's most popular mobile operating system. Here's What's New in Android 14Editorial Staff (Accessible Android)
We worked with TONL, a stock image company, to create more representative datasets to help teams build more inclusive products.Auriel Wright (Google)
Google's updated privacy policy states it can use public data to train its AI
Link: engadget.com/googles-updated-p…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…
#XMPP. Chrome's Blink. ActiveX. The <font> tag. Even the file types your spreadsheet software uses. These are examples of open protocols (or parts of) that were taken over by a tech giant.
Because it doesn't matter how open the protocol is, if one player simply outshines the rest.
When #Google implemented XMPP into Google Talk, they slowly pulled things their way. Different implementations, protocol changes, etc. Others had no choice but to follow, or lose the biggest share of users.
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On Monday morning we (Mozilla) detected a very large crash spike affecting #Firefox users on Linux, specifically on an older version of a Debian-based distribution.
It turned out to be an interesting bug involving the #Linux kernel and #Google JavaScript code so let me tell you about it.
A thread 🧵
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.… 1/6
NEW (nobody) in Core - JavaScript Engine. Last updated 2023-06-23.bugzilla.mozilla.org
Google wants to track you - no matter what. Now it is threatening to take down Invidious, a popular platform on which you can watch YouTube videos without being tracked!
tutanota.com/blog/google-youtu…
#google #business #data #legal #privacy #opensource #foss
Invidious is well known as a privacy-first platform to watch YouTube videos without ads or tracking. Now Google wants it to shut down.Tutanota
Hey, can you give an overview of this library scanner of yours? Is it available anywhere? Looks really useful!
#android #apps #google #googleplay
We've been told Google Play transparently shows what data is collected etc, right? And whether an app has Ads? Well, dream on. I've just checked an app to see if it would fit my repo. Below is what Play (play.google.com/store/apps/det…) says about it (no "Ads" marker), then the results from my library scanner.
Careful what you believe and whom you trust.
#Android #apps #Google #GooglePlay
You don't need to download the #android #sdk #binaries from #google .
You can compile the #sdk by yourself from the source code to write #android #apps.
Check this repository at #codeberg , it will do the job for you.
All you need are the scripts from this #repo , 32 GB #ram , approx. 300 GB free disk space and some patience.
Then, you can start coding for #android without the proprietary #sdk binaries from #google!
BREAKING: #Google to start deleting unused #email accounts so other people can use them.
🤔 What could possibly go wrong?
🤦♂️ Techbros are (still) idiots.
blog.google/technology/safety-…
Starting later this year, we are updating our inactivity policy for Google Accounts to 2 years across our products.Ruth Kricheli (Google)
Google Bard blocks all European Union countries
Link: 9to5google.com/2023/05/11/goog…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…
Google Bard is blocking all European Union countries, presumably due to issues with GDPR compliance of the AI chatbot.Ben Schoon (9to5Google)
#XMPP + #Google Summer of Code 2023
Two XMPP projects have been accepted!
It's #Moxxy: codeberg.org/moxxy/moxxy
#GSoC Page: summerofcode.withgoogle.com/pr…
XSF blog post: xmpp.org/community/gsoc-2023/
#GSoC2023 #interoperability #standards #federation
Wichtige Frage an Android-Entwickler bezüglich Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Ist Google Firebase zwingend erforderlich für den Empfang von Push-Nachrichten? 👇
kuketz-blog.de/google-firebase…
Ich beobachte immer öfter die Verwendung von Google Firebase – eine Entwicklungs-Plattform für mobile Apps und Webanwendungen, die von ...Kuketz IT-Security Blog
Minecraft clones stealthily load ads on millions of Android devices.
grahamcluley.com/minecraft-clo…
#cybersecurity #adware #minecraft #google #googleplay #android
Boffins at McAfee have identified 38 Android apps in the Google Play store that unashamedly rip off the ever-popular gaming sensation Minecraft…Graham Cluley
Google has just updated its 2FA Authenticator app and added a much-needed feature: the ability to sync secrets across devices.
TL;DR: Don't turn it on.
The new update allows users to sign in with their Google Account and sync 2FA secrets across their iOS and Android devices.
We analyzed the network traffic when the app syncs the secrets, and it turns out the traffic is not end-to-end encrypted. As shown in the screenshots, this means that Google can see the secrets, likely even while they’re stored on their servers. There is no option to add a passphrase to protect the secrets, to make them accessible only by the user.
Why is this bad?
Every 2FA QR code contains a secret, or a seed, that’s used to generate the one-time codes. If someone else knows the secret, they can generate the same one-time codes and defeat 2FA protections. So, if there’s ever a data breach or if someone obtains access .... 🧵
#Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #2FA #Google #Security
Competition is just a click (and $45b) away
justice.gov/opa/press-release/…
> #Google pays $45 billion a year for contracts to lock out rivals, signing deals with “Apple, LG, Motorola, and Samsung; major U.S. wireless carriers such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon; and browser developers such as Mozilla, Opera, and UCWeb— to secure default status for its general search engine and, in many cases, to specifically prohibit Google’s counterparties from dealing with Google’s competitors.”
So Google is now preventing people from removing location data from photos taken with Pixel phones.
Remember when Google's corporate motto was "don't be evil?"
Obviously, accurate location data on photos is more useful to a data mining operation like Google.
From Google: "Important: You can only update or remove estimated locations. If the location of a photo or video was automatically added by your camera, you can't edit or remove the location."
It's enshitification in action.
Source: support.google.com/photos/answ…
#technology #tech @technology #business #enshitification #Android #Google @pluralistic #infosec
The search giant is making compromises on misinformation and other harms in order to catch up with ChatGPT, workers sayDavey Alba (Bloomberg)
AI Drake just set an impossible legal trap for Google - The Verge
theverge.com/2023/4/19/2368987…
Google is caught between creators on YouTube wanting to protect their work from AI, and needing to build AI tools of its ownNilay Patel (The Verge)
Did your #Gmail data train the AI Bard? Bard itself claims your emails in Gmail trained the AI, Google denies this, saying Bard made a mistake.
But who is correct, #Google or #Bard 🤔 Check here for more:
tutanota.com/blog/posts/gmail-…
The undeniable truth we learn here is: Data is the new oil. It's time to protect yours! 🔒
Holy crap I just randomly ran across the way to disable those annoying "Log In With Google" prompts that appear all over the web.
1. Go go myaccount.google.com/data-and-…
2. Scroll way down to "Apps and Services"
3. Click on "Third-party apps with account access"
4. Uncheck the "Google Account sign-in prompts" option.
XMPP + Google Summer of Code 2023
Project presentation:
Moxxy - #Moxxy is an experimental, modern XMPP client written in #Flutter
wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summe…
#XMPP #GSoC2023 #GSOC, #Google #interoperability #standards #federation #dart
XMPP + Google Summer of Code 2023
Project presentation:
Dino - @dino is a modern open-source Jabber/XMPP chat client for the desktop.
wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summe…
#XMPP #GSoC2023 #GSOC, #Google #interoperability #standards #federation #vala
A privacy-friendly messaging app for the desktop. It uses the XMPP protocol and provides a clean UI with modern features.dino.im
