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You're not alone: This email from Google's Gemini team is concerning (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 1 month ago by PrivacyDingus@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google’s Gemini team is apparently sending out emails about an upcoming change to how Gemini interacts with apps on Android devices. The email informs users that, come July 7, 2025, Gemini will be able to “help you use Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off.” Naturally, this has raised some privacy concerns among those who’ve received the email and those using the AI assistant on their Android devices.

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[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Well I guess I’m glad I moved over to apple. But I guess the enshitification of all our phones is coming soon.

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[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 12 points 1 month ago

Few years ago I got a Nest Secure to go with my other Google Nest gear. One day Google emailed me to tell me Assistant was now enabled on my security system. Oh, by the way, it has an undocumented microphone!

That’s when I realized what a privacy nightmare Google really is. I know Apple isn’t great but come on.

[–] LoganNineFingers@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe this gives me a false sense of security but I bought the adguard pro on social stack (I think...). I just turn all of the connections off on gemini, meta and Bixby. Like this

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[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago

This headline format makes me irrationally annoyed.

They shouldn't be making assumptions about what the reader thinks. It almost feels like they're planting a bias first and then presenting the facts - instead of just laying things out and letting people make up their own minds.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

is gemini on all androids? i remember there once was something called bixby, now when i accidentally hold the home button for too long it tells me to enable "circle". i've disabled all of those "smart" features but fuck knows what is going to get automatically installed in an update next week

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[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Just... Disable it. You can switch to the old assistant.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

What about LineageOS?

My guess is the problematic parts here aren't open source so they should never show up in Lineage OS?

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