We thought Google hit rock bottom with #privacy.

Its new beta feature on Google Files for #Android called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/261/816/914/697/065/original/c8f54cf989790809.jpg


Here is one man’s nightmare: https://nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html – don’t let that be you. Turn this feature off if you opted into the beta for Google Files today.

Thanks to BasicCatBR on Twitter for alerting us to this new feature so we could let our community know.

Here's how to turn it off:

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/261/834/035/366/341/original/2e60198127f417b4.jpg


Not a fan of all of these "smart features" that are really just built to have a reason to gain access to everything private on your device.

The new "AI photo search" is concerning as well.

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When lightning payments???


โห

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insane

but #protonmail gets funded by EU too right!?
what does the EU have to say or force protonmail to?

arent you you also play a little bit more the compliance game too
why i cant register a new protonmail account without giving an other email?

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Where's the rest of the thread?


Would love to be able to pay my proton subscription over LN ⚡


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When will you create a nostr native public key?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mpmOL-MT5lQ at least they warned us.


Sounds good. I mean not to use gmail


Protonmail nuked one of my accounts because some crazed leftist reported me for shit unrelated to my email. They can hardly be lecturing Google on how it's done.

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dafuq...


Is it already on phones? And did you have other posts since there is a (1/3)? I'm always creeped out by these updates.


DeGoogle your life. Now!

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Horrible, time to DeGoogle ✊


This has been done for a long time.


graphene OS but i wish they supported more devices. yo proton can you fund them a bit?


Lol

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Wth you guys on nostr <3


No. Mastodon bridge.


You virus scanner already scans all your files.


Graphene OS


Horrible
Thanks for letting us know

Please post this again, as a reminder, once this is live, not beta anymore

I have just checked and I don't see this option yet

I wonder if Google is going to make it a default and automatically turn on for everyone on app upgrade

If they do, I'd find it horrific and might accelerate my plans to degoogle


This is also enabled in your account Search Settings by default (Privacy & Safety), not only the Files app.

https://image.nostr.build/048ef0fe49f0c6d26bcf0aad5b57c720710b2f2b65f18eb4313e4ade76a90b76.jpg


Surely this is more about other people's content, not your own?


We thought Google hit rock bottom with #privacy.

Its new beta feature on Google Files for #Android called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/261/816/914/697/065/original/c8f54cf989790809.jpg


At this stage, googe are just another arm of the government.


Take action now

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GM Shiny Apple device users who are outraged by Google having the option to do this.

Reminder Apple said they were going to do the same thing without an option to turn it off then supposedly walked it back. How do you know they aren't scanning your closed source, walled garden device now?

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nostr:npub1mea2vwcu06qf7e4x00wd902vj54qnn2jacq76ldntrgfhtvhlpqqrvqane I am already using grapheneOS and trying to avoid to use google. But your android app is not able to make notification without google services. So I am checking emails manually for now :-(


i use tutanota for all emails and it works great. So proton mail can for sure make it work without google serivces on grapheneos


Replace the word "smart" with "surveillance" for the reality of what is actually going on.

Surveillance Phones
Surveillance Cities
Surveillance Cars
Surveillance IoT Devices

So on and so forth . . .


insane

but #protonmail gets funded by EU too right!?
what does the EU have to say or force protonmail to?

arent you you also play a little bit more the compliance game too
why i cant register a new protonmail account without giving an other email?

nostr:note1a4a2sks3jxtufk7n4qd6dm34nkfkzpz9lu9j09pq776kje39t0pqaslm9g


Here is one man’s nightmare: https://nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html – don’t let that be you. Turn this feature off if you opted into the beta for Google Files today.

Thanks to BasicCatBR on Twitter for alerting us to this new feature so we could let our community know.

Here's how to turn it off:

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/261/834/035/366/341/original/2e60198127f417b4.jpg


Welcome back 🫡


Ho, not sure how that works but thanks, interesting.


cant find it in my phone
where is google files?


Weird, I don't see this setting (android latest).  Can't turn it off now I assume?


How about "LineageOS for MicroG"?


Right go to tutanota.com no need for mobile phone or additional emails