Google's privacy maze: How Gemini traps you and your data
Google says it respects user privacy in AI, but the reality is not so black and white.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/googles-privacy-maze-how-gemini-traps-you-and-your-data/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Unrelated but this image goes so hard, holy shit.
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On Android:
Select Google Assistant instead of Gemini because Gemini can't be uninstalled or disabled. Which is malicious. Old Androids got an automatic "upgrade".
Then you can go Settings > Apps and disable Google Assistant.
Also do not use Android email for non-gmail, because you are giving all the credentials to Google and using their server. Instead install a 3rd part email app such as k-9/Thunderbird.
Only use gmail/outlook/hotmail etc as a backup email for your providers.
@arstechnica it can say chack shit, without any real audit they can say absolutely anything
