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Nithin Coca నితిన్
Nithin Coca నితిన్
@ncoca@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

Another reason to not use #Google - they'll readily share your data with the government and give you minimal opportunities to respond. It's not worth it.

https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email

#bigtech #degoogle #techgiants #Gmail

The New Republic

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email

The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
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OddOpinions5
OddOpinions5
@failedLyndonLaRouchite@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 24 minutes ago

@ncoca

god this is silly

are there any practical alternatives to Google that are also better ?

probably not

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Spirit
Spirit
@Spirit@cybernetic.monster replied  ·  activity timestamp 1 hour ago

@ncoca this is the article that did it. I'm degoogling today.

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TrimTab 🇺🇦
TrimTab 🇺🇦
@TrimTab@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 1 hour ago

@ncoca
Interesting article.
To the articles closing question to the reader:

"...during the first half of 2025 as Trump’s second term began, with Google receiving 28,622, a 15 percent increase over the previous six months. Jon was fortunate to have his case picked up by the ACLU and later reported on by a national media outlet. How many others in the U.S. haven’t been so lucky and face legal challenges for exercising their right to free speech?"

Answer: 28,621
Stay loud everyone.

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Robert R.
Robert R.
@ILoveAmericaNews@noauthority.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@ncoca

This story is as fake as everything The New Republic publish.

You people fall for anything.

It is so pathetic to watch.

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Madeleine Morris
Madeleine Morris
@Remittancegirl@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@ncoca Did you read about this case, because apparently google didn't actually act on the administrative warrant. That was my understanding of the details when the ACLU acted on his behalf.

Not that I have any love for google or want to defend them, but government is obviously able to track him in other ways.

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Corb_The_Lesser
Corb_The_Lesser
@Corb_The_Lesser@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@ncoca The greater offense here is the DHS official who sent #DHS agents to harass someone who exercised his protected right to speak.

Don't expect #Google or any corporation in any country to risk the state taking legal action against them to defend the rights of their customers. They won't.

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Karel 'Clock' K.
Karel 'Clock' K.
@clock@f.cz replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@ncoca Wow, that's some Cambodian IMO dictator Hun Sen level stuff.

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aria
aria
@ariarhythmic@ohai.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@ncoca what should I use instead?

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HTPC NZ
HTPC NZ
@htpcnz@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@ncoca wait till Captain Gemini get its hands dirty with every google products and services. Copilot will look like child's play. By that stage AI bubble would have peaked and everyone will just use it while shitting on how bad copilot and chatgpt was...

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zetabeta
zetabeta
@zetabeta@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@ncoca
government mail !

rhetorical question:
do you carry gooish account with you 24/7 ?! or other big tech accounts ?! microslop ?! rotten apple id ?!

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Nantucket Lit
Nantucket Lit
@nantucketlit@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@ncoca I remember when they were lampooned on Law & Order: SVU for having a "get a warrant" attitude. That was 15, maybe 20 years ago now.

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