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.

  • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    Saying “You’re not alone” is supposed to be a wholesome thing to show someone that you care. Instead, it’s AI companies squeezing as much data out of customers and injecting as much AI into everything they can.

    Society really took a wrong turn didn’t it?

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      7 hours ago

      No, Google is using their influence and our reliance to steer society. Please don’t forget how passive language enables the worst abusers.

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        7 hours ago

        You’re right, I’m an abuse enabler because I made an observation about companies being shitty. Very well said.

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          6 hours ago

          They didn’t say you were an enabler. They said that those words are enabling. Just think about the way you phrase things so as to not hide (intentionally or otherwise) guilt.

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          3 hours ago

          Surely overreacting to my correct observation that did not reflect on you directly will make you seem more reasonable.

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      Society really took a wrong turn didn’t it?

      Society has been circling the drain since the invention of agriculture…