Chat Control is back, but slightly changed: ❌ No backdoor of encryption ❌ No forced scanning 🚨 But: Age verification (no anonymity) The update just quietly passed in the EU Council & now needs to be discussed with the EU Parliament. 👁️Big Techs like #Gmail and #WhatsApp will continue to scan your data. Will you keep fighting against #ChatControl?

Hello Mastodon Family! Lena here from marketing. I'm writing an article on instant messengers with interoperability and I'm looking for some more information on what actually makes a messenger interoperable. I thought of focusing on: Element, Delta, and SimpleX but I'm open to other suggestions! Could anyone kindly advise? ☺️

You've stopped Gemini to track your Gmail? Now turn it off in Google Search as well! 👉 Swipe for the steps. And no, Google doesn't have a button to "Turn off AI Overviews" but these workarounds do the trick. For more in-depth steps to turn off Google AI Overview:

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Google’s Search AI Mode will know everything about you. Turn it off now! | Tuta

Remember what Google CEO Eric Schmidt said, “We can more or less know what you’re thinking about”? This dystopia will now come true with Sear...

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14 year ago, Arne & Matthias founded Tutao GmbH to make email encryption easy. Today, you all know Tuta as your trusted, privacy-first email & calendar service. To every user, supporter, & believer in our mission: THANK YOU! ❤️ Your trust empowers us to keep building secure, private communication for everyone & we wouldn’t be here without you. 🫶 Check what we've achieved so far! 👇

Luckily it's not a thousand.

FYI: by turning off "Smart features" Google also turns off spell check and the promotions & social tabs. So to "enjoy" all feature in Google, you must give consent to AI tracking. That's privacy blackmail and should be illegal. View quoted note →

🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you. Turn it off now; here's how!

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How to disable Gemini on Android, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, & Google apps. Opt out of AI tracking now! | Tuta

First Android, now Gmail, Photos, Drive an more: Google is allowing Gemini AI access to all your data – even your emails, photos, calls, and text...

✊️ Fight AI & fight Google You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations. Share so everyone is aware. ❤️

🚨 3.5 billion users: Entire WhatsApp directory publicly accessible Here are our best #WhatsApp alternatives:

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Best WhatsApp Alternatives 2025 | Go Private & Secure! | Tuta

Free encrypted messengers similar to WhatsApp for iPhone, Android and desktops exist, and some open source apps don

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3.5B WhatsApp users

: Two-day exploit opened up 3.5 billion users to myriad potential harms