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#OpenAI interested in buying #Chrome from #Google? It feels a lot like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.



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


Okay, seriously, TalkBack image descriptions are amazing with memes! On r/emulationOnAndroid there's a meme titled "new phone". It's basically an old keypad cell phone, with a game controller put onto it, so the phone screen is in the middle between the two halves of the controller. And the text below the meme says, "So what games can I run on this?"

It's a hilarious meme to me, and I doubt VoiceOver's image classification image descriptions could describe it well enough for me to understand the meme.

#ai #Android #TalkBack #Google


Fuck #Google and the garbage imitation of IMAP that they foist on users & fuck their #SecurityTheater of demanding CASA audits of every IMAP client before they allow it to do OAuth2.

If you use #GMail (or Google Workspace) you are actively supporting the enclosure of #email. Google does not want independent standards-compliant MUAs to touch their mail system. Google wants all of its users using their shit web interface or their shoddy apps. They want to own your email.

#InfoSec #Rant


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For anyone who uses #chrome these days, is there a replacement for the UI sounds extension? It hasn't been updated to support the new #Google extension API. Sadly I have situations that require Chrome.



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


"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


As I predicted, it appears that #Google is about to effectively disable the udm=14 hack used to evade AI results in search.


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.


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


Substantial layoff at Google this morning, locations around the world. IT and helpdesk hit hard. To be fair, they’re hard-pressed, last quarter’s earnings a mere $26.54B, that’s a narrow 27.51% profit margin.

#google



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


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)



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



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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…


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


#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


🤯 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…


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. 👌



Wir alle hinterlassen online Fingerabdrücke doch Google ist extrem was es sammelt – lest den Artikel:

»Digitaler Fingerabdruck – Google hat eine neue Ära des Trackings eingeleitet, die schlimmer ist als Cookie-Banner:
Da Google Ihnen die Möglichkeit gibt, das Cookie-Tracking abzulehnen, beginnt es stillschweigend, Ihre Online-Gewohnheiten mit Fingerabdrücken zu erfassen.«
– von @Tutanota

🕵️ tuta.com/de/blog/digital-finge…

#google #fingerprinting #privatsphare #datenschutz #daten #spionage #tracking



Please consider hosting videos on other places than just #YouTube.

#Google is making it increasingly difficult to view their videos in ways that don't make you choke on their surveillance, ads and cookies. I will *never* load a video directly from YouTube, and I know I'm not the only one.

Please consider posting them on #PeerTube and sync that to YT for the people who still don't understand how evil Google is.

#BigTech


wo, i just received an email from google gemini, and i'm excited about it! seems like they are releasing a new feature called Gemini Live1! another AI feature that can help improve the lives of blind people.

"Google is starting to roll out updates to Gemini to make your conversations even more dynamic and engaging.

Gemini Live1 is a more natural way to have free-flowing voice conversations with Gemini on your phone. With our latest model, Live can better understand multiple languages, dialects, or accents in a single Live chat and help with your translation needs. In the coming months, we’ll also bring screen sharing and live video streaming capabilities to Live.

Your data is processed per the Gemini Apps Privacy Notice. As part of providing
this improved experience, your audio, video, and screenshares are stored in your
Gemini Apps Activity (if it’s on). Your data in Gemini Apps Activity is deleted per your
auto-delete period in that setting, and you can manage and delete your Gemini Apps
activity anytime. Learn more in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.

Thanks for using Gemini.
Sincerely,
The Gemini Team

© 2025 Google Ireland Ltd
Gordon House, Barrow Street,
Dublin 4, Ireland.
1 Check responses for accuracy. Compatible with certain features and accounts. Internet connection required.
Available on select devices and in select countries, languages, and to users 18+.
You have received this mandatory service announcement to update you about important changes to Gemini."

#Blind #AI #Google #Gemini #GeminiLive1 #Tech


Google have apparently automated getting rid of negative reviews resulting from their decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico. The only sensible thing to do is to try to stop using the products of billionaire owned American companies, who are *all* demonstrating that they were willing to at the very least bend for fascists, if not actively support fascism.

This came up as part of my continuing process of removing everything which benefits American billionaires from my phone.

I'm now using #organicMaps instead on my phone. It's about 1000 times faster because it doesn't waste time in continuously trying to show you ads.

organicmaps.app/
openstreetmap.org

#GulfOfMexico #google #BillionaireTaxDodgers #OligarchUSA #DeGooglization #DeAmericanisation


🗺️ As many people are angry with #Google & asking for alternatives to #GoogleMaps, here are some Free & #OpenSource options:

📱 App
- osmand.net/
- organicmaps.app
🌐 Web
- mapcarta.com
- openstreetmap.org

Not Open Source:
🌐&📱
en.mapy.cz
wego.here.com
mapquest.com
🌐
lokjo.com
📱
komoot.com
magicearth.com

#FCKGoogle #Alternative #Apps #App #Web #Software #News #Tech #Maps #Map #Technology #it


Stop using #Google, cubs. Transition looks harder than it really is because we are creatures of habit, but there are better pastures beyond.

I myself have a @Tutanota subscription and use it for #email, calendar, and contacts (all three things you get on the email app). Very happy with how it works and how the contacts integrate with iPhone.

Check out these European alternatives ✨

european-alternatives.eu/categ…

#tech #EuropeanAlternatives mamot.fr/@Khrys/11398203069218…


Warning to canadian #Amateur#Radio Operators: If you're a #ham in #Canada, Mark Bramwell,, operator of the website foxhollow.ca, has placed the entire Industry Canada database of ham callsigns on his website, in a way publicly indexable by Google. While this data can be downloaded and searched at Industry Canada's website, at QRZ.com, and via RAC (Radio Amateurs of Canada), none of those websites make your full name and address available to #Google's search index. They all require a login or prevent indexing. However, while Foxhollow claims it needs verification, the website owner has done nothing to prevent Google from crawling his website. For example, searching for "VA3SEP" in quotes reveals my full address as results 2 and 3, as Google is allowed to crawl this page without verification. Unfortunately, Bramwell has decided not to offer any public means of contacting him on his foxhollow.ca website.


You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?

If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".

You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.

developers.google.com/android/…


I'm trying to publish MapComplete as Android app in the #Google #Play Store (yeah, I know; and we'll publish in FDroid too).

But: google doesn't want to accept my identity, even though I sent them (a scan of) my identity card. Any idea what they expect and what works?


Häufig erreichte mich die Frage, ob der Beitrag zu Gmail noch zutrifft – und die Antwort lautet: Ja! Google, beziehungsweise Gmail, liest weiterhin eure E-Mails. Das betrifft nicht nur eure eigenen Nachrichten, sondern auch E-Mails von Absendern, die selbst kein Gmail-Konto haben, aber an eine Gmail-Adresse senden. 👇

kuketz-blog.de/gmail-google-li…

#gmail #google #surveillance #mail #email #datenschutz #teamdatenschutz