

The new #Signal #backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long:
Hosted by Signal, so your #data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your #phone in a lake.
The ability to dynamically offload media so that Signal takes up less space on your phone, while still letting you download that media on the fly if you scroll back.
An independent backup format that is readable by all clients, so that you can do things like backup on #Android and restore on #iOS.
A generous optional free tier that will ensure that all of the text content of your messages is backed up, as well as the most recent 45 days of media.
A fairly-priced paid tier that allows us to offer 100GB of media storage in a way that is sustainable for us as an organization.
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984
The new #Signal #backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long:
Hosted by Signal, so your #data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your #phone in a lake.
The ability to dynamically offload media so that Signal takes up less space on your phone, while still letting you download that media on the fly if you scroll back.
An independent backup format that is readable by all clients, so that you can do things like backup on #Android and restore on #iOS.
A generous optional free tier that will ensure that all of the text content of your messages is backed up, as well as the most recent 45 days of media.
A fairly-priced paid tier that allows us to offer 100GB of media storage in a way that is sustainable for us as an organization.
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984
I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.
But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "#Gemini will soon be able to help you use Phone, #Messages, #WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."
This is, of course, a #privacy and #security #nightmare.
If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th.
#spyware#AI#LLM#Google #spying #phone#Android #private #data
I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.
But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "#Gemini will soon be able to help you use Phone, #Messages, #WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."
This is, of course, a #privacy and #security #nightmare.
If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th.
#spyware#AI#LLM#Google #spying #phone#Android #private #data
> New Trump Phone to cost $499 and all of your remaining dignity https://newsthump.com/2025/06/17/new-trump-phone-to-cost-499-and-all-of-your-remaining-dignity/
#BarelySatire #PendejoInChief#TacoTrump#GOP #PartyOfStupid #tech #phone #scams
> New Trump Phone to cost $499 and all of your remaining dignity https://newsthump.com/2025/06/17/new-trump-phone-to-cost-499-and-all-of-your-remaining-dignity/
#BarelySatire #PendejoInChief#TacoTrump#GOP #PartyOfStupid #tech #phone #scams
This basically confirms my suspicions that:
— Firefox OS would've worked
— Mozilla leadership has always been interested in chasing fads
— Letting smart, motivated people work on cool shit is necessary to create the future.
cries in Bell Labs
https://social.lansky.name/@hn100/114665737990831117
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.
https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview
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