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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Gemini now has a second set of toggles buried in its settings menu. You can go to Profile → Apps inside the Gemini app and manually disable access to Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, or Utilities. But these are turned on by default, even if you’ve disabled tracking in the past.

So I just went to the app in my neighbor's phone, and it asked me to switch. I said no, and it won't let me do anything else. So will this need to be done next week?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

"Not my messages and calls," laughs in iPhones

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Is this also true about ChromeOS?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

So a system-wide wiretap?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I went outside my comfort zone and installed Lineage on my old Pixel, only to find out I couldn't get wi-fi calling, so I reverted to my Google OS. Oh no. Any options other than Lineage or a new phone? This 6 year old phone works great except for the lack of updates, and except for the upcoming Gemini updates :( I'm struggling.

Edit: Ubuntu Touch, anybody?

Edit 2: Looks like VoLTE isn't supported on Ubuntu, either. Any idea why?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

GrapheneOS is the way to go with a Pixel phone. Wifi calling works just fine on my Pixel 8. As does VoLTE.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I believe most people who care about privacy don't trust Gemini or Google in general. So it's not an issue if you already not using Gemini app. It can be uninstalled (at least for now) even without going alternative ROM way

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

There's no option to uninstall on my neighbor's phone.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

No, it's really not. Primarily, because I'm using LineageOS with absolutely no Google services at all installed.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 days ago

This makes me so happy I'm using Graphine OS. Also the entire idea that there "not storing my history" I don't trust them. They have already been sued multiple times over keeping ingogneto data.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

We use Chromebooks at my work (along with the whole Google suite), and we are bound by the rules of HIPAA. Without a way to opt out of this AI crap, I increasingly worry about what all of this means for our clients' privacy. Especially with this administration, with RFK deadset on targeting people with disabilities.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

We use Chromebooks at my work (along with the whole Google suite), and we are bound by the rules of HIPAA.

Assuming you mentioning HIPAA and disabilities, you must probably work in the healthcare industry. What kind of backwater hospital/healthcare company uses chromebook?! I know chromebooks are prelevant in the education industry but healthcare.... They are cheap but Google makes up that money through Google Workplace vendor lock in! Man.... I have seen Linux running on hospitals even in 3rd world countries.... If you can, please quit that job! A healthcare workplace using chromebooks will not give a damn to employee's privacy!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

settings > apps > gemini > disable/uninstall

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have the Gemini settings but the app does not appear here. Should I consider myself "safe" or is it cause it's still called Assistant on my phone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

i believe assistant only became gemini this year (or with the latest android update)

previously you could install and uninstall gemini as you wish.

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