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

submitted 1 week 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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[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (9 children)

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

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The article says that they are changing their policy so that even if you turn it off it will still be feeding your actions to AI.

Read the article yo.

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[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Too bad we can't get a Linux OS.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

If this happens, can we please all make a protest or petition with the FCC?

[–] ezterry@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (10 children)

At least so far Samsung is letting me disable Gemini, as I try to do to any bloatware I don't want running in the background.

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This has got to be a prank.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Every new stupid implementation of AI feels like a prank.

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