Google is quietly replacing Google Assistant with Gemini AI, even if you never asked for it.
It’s being baked into Android by default, and, of course, it has access to sensitive info and is hard to disable.
Here’s why that’s a huge privacy concern 🧵👇
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When Privacy is outlawed, presumption of innocence is no longer the norm.
All your transactions, things you search online, products you buy and messages you send will be viewed as criminal unless you prove the opposite.
New setting: hide AI-generated images in DuckDuckGo
Our philosophy about AI features is “private, useful, and optional.” Our goal is to help you find what you’re looking for. You should decide for yourself how much AI you want in your life – or if you want any at all. (1/4)
Signal. Tor. GrapheneOS. People should be loud and proud about using security and privacy tools that work - that's the best way to counter the narrative that only people with something to hide would.
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We're making it even easier for Android users to avoid Big Tech's tracking.
The Android version of our browser can now be installed and updated through an official F-Droid repository! No Google Play needed!
Full story here: reclaimthenet.org/brave-launches…
GrapheneOS is currently under a state sponsored attack attempting to misrepresent it as being for criminals, which we covered a bit at x.com/GrapheneOS/sta…. These poorly researched, biased and inaccurate news stories have led to more harassment towards our community and team.
GrapheneOS is currently under a state sponsored attack attempting to misrepresent it as being for criminals, which we covered a bit at x.com/GrapheneOS/sta…. These poorly researched, biased and inaccurate news stories have led to more harassment towards our community and team.
🏖️ Inbox prep before summer mode:
- Set your vacation responder
- Label it, archive it, forget about it
- Mute the chaos (folders + filters = peace)
- Let your inbox chill while you do the same
What’s the first thing you do when you log off for summer?
LIVE: @Axiom_Space's #Ax4 mission, with crew from four different countries, is about to launch to the @Space_Station! Liftoff from @NASAKennedy is targeted for 2:31am ET (0631 UTC).
"The Scam Blocker is available for free on DuckDuckGo for mobile and for desktop...The tool works by stopping scammy pages from loading if a user accidentally follows a malicious link. A warning message will then allow the user to safely navigate away from the page."
All the dumb hate of iOS 26 encapsulated into one video.
- no valid points were made
- Steve Jobs wouldn’t like it 🙄 HOW DO YOU KNOW
- “iOS is ruined.” What part? I think it’s far superior than previous versions. It’s refreshed and more enjoyable to use
- Called it “slop” and…
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