@Tutanota Pushing the opt out responsibility on the user is outrageous.
It's the main reason I left Windows forever and I'm already in process of moving everything away from Google. Thank you Tuta for the helpful guide!

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I’d like to pass these instructions on to people without Mastodon. Can you provide a link to a web page?
Thanks.

@Tutanota I don't have Gmail or any Google stuff. No Google... No issue 😊

@Tutanota @robpike Google has been scanning your emails since forever. This is not news.

@Tutanota @robpike Well, I never believed them when they said they *didn't* scan emails. Nor do I believe their DNS servers aren't tracking ip vs site visits.

To believe otherwise is like expecting a scorpion not to sting. It's what they do.

@Tutanota Getting ready to shut mine down in a day or so.

Gmail 这事我前阵子切到 Fastmail 了,触发点跟你这条一样,银行账单和医疗信件被默认喂给模型是真的离谱。隐藏开关藏两处这套操作太 Google 了。

@Tutanota And the best bit, for me at least, they'll be "learning" things about me based on the other A Ruthven's that incorrectly use my email address.

@Tutanota I stay telling everyone I know to get off GMail and go to Tuta. And if you’re reading this and “considering it,” definitely do it. Make the move today.

I also suggest to start doing everything in the Opt Out Project’s Cyber Cleanse Guide today! The start of the new month is a great time to align your journey of taking back your data with the guide.

https://www.optoutproject.net/the-cyber-cleanse-take-back-your-digital-footprint/

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and folks need to understand,
this is a big problem even for folks that dont have an google account.

Anytime you send something TO someone with a gmail address you are exposing yourself to the bigCorp email surveillance.

Also look for way to communicate with them without email. Even calling them in real life.:-)

If you get an email from them, reply by voice, ask them if it was really them setting up a party or what ever.:-)

@Tutanota Thanks, but I don't see these settings when logged into my Gmail.com account in Firefox v154.0.1 web browser. I don't even see "Settings". I did check in manage Google account, but not seeing these options. :(

@Tutanota & Vee, yes, I took care of that about 3 weeks ago on my laptop & on my Android phone. All safe, allegedly.

@Tutanota It makes sense to train ai on publicly available posts (I disagree with any force automatic AI data training but it makes more sense then on personal private emails)

I do believe that there will eventually be laws passed to stop this because this would also affect the privacy of corporations. So people in power would be against this seemingly including politicians of email ai scanning. I don't thing it will legally last long.

@Tutanota Thanks for the heads-up. While automated scans for features like smart replies or spam protection have been around for years, it's definitely a good reminder for everyone to audit their Google Workspace privacy settings.

@Tutanota Turning this off is great, but if you care about privacy you shouldn't be using **any** Google products at all...