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Since The Associated Press, in contrast to Google and Apple, continues to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico, I just made a donation as a thank you gesture.

apnews.com/donate

#journalism #GulfOfMexico #Google #Apple #maps


Someone looked up medical facts and read them to me yesterday when my spidey-sense tingled because I thought they sounded *really* fishy. Turned out they were reading the #Google “AI Overview” result and it was…just wrong.

Folks, don’t use Google’s AI Overview.

#meme time

Shriveled brain: Use Google AI Overview

Normal brain: Don’t use Google AI Overview for medical info

Big brain: Don’t use Google AI Overview

Galaxy brain: Don’t use Google


Some people are simply UNABLE¹ to write #Alt text of their images for various reasons.

Here are some solutions on the #Fediverse:

1. Ask the community for help using #ALT4ME (needs more support)

2. Follow #Alttext bots that generate text for you, but be aware they use electricity & #Google Gemini #AI which may train on images².

@TeLoDescribot
@altbot
@altext
✔ ...

3. For those who are forgetful, there's a reminder #bot that privately notifies you if you forgot: @PleaseCaptionBot

1/2


#Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like #Pride, #BlackHistory Month

#nazi #hate #TrumpCoup #whitewashing #WhiteSupremacy #Heterosexism #MaleSupremacy #law #CivilRights #tech #SearchEngine #techbros #technocracy #plutocracy #broligarchy
apnews.com/article/google-cale…


In case you ever doubted that maps are political. Or needed a reason to de-Google your life.

#Google #MapsArePolitical #DeGoogle


Seit neuestem ist der Golf von Mexiko auf #Google auch in Deutschland, Schweden, kurzum Europa umbenannt.

Dazu kommt gerade die Info: Google streicht wichtige kulturelle Daten aus seinen Kalendern.

Es drängt sich die Frage auf: Können wir den Infos/Fakten/Suchergebnissen von G noch vertrauen?


True story:
Having recently been compelled to use #GoogleMaps for once, I wanted it to take me to the beach; however, it decided to lead me straight into a military checkpoint - AT GUNPOINT 🪖!

Thank you, #Google... 😅

When I pointed to Google Maps, they nodded in understanding and let me go ;)

Google just thought it would be a nice idea to take a shortcut through a completely off-limits military zone.

#BoycottGoogle #FCKGoogle #BoycottGoogleMaps


🗺️ As many people are angry with #Google & asking for alternatives to #GoogleMaps, here are some Free & #OpenSource options:

📱 App
- osmand.net/
- organicmaps.app
🌐 Web
- mapcarta.com
- openstreetmap.org

Not Open Source:
🌐&📱
en.mapy.cz
wego.here.com
mapquest.com
🌐
lokjo.com
📱
komoot.com
magicearth.com

#FCKGoogle #Alternative #Apps #App #Web #Software #News #Tech #Maps #Map #Technology #it


Couldn’t care less what Google calls it, it’s not their job to determine the names of places

But if this is what it takes for people to realize that Google Maps sucks, then so be it

#Technology #Google #Maps


Yo #Google

What the fuck is wrong with you?

It's called "Gulf of Mexico" not Gulf of Oilspills 🇺🇸

Seriously, wtf?


So now that Google Maps has changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, does anyone have a map app they recommend to replace Google Maps? 😒 :google: :google_maps:

#google #GoogleMaps #tech #app



Tomorrow, in the spirit of renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Google will be renaming New Mexico to New America.

#Google #GulfOfMexico #GulfOfAmerica #NewMexico #NewAmerica


Ah, I did notice that Black History Month somehow disappeared from my calendar.

Now I know why. Incredible.

theverge.com/news/608858/googl…

via mamot.fr/@Khrys/11398203069218…

#news #TechNews #technology #google #diversity #erasure


I find it rather alarming and creepy that Google Vision API reads a photo/selfie and then tries to assess one's income, religion, politics and then recommends target advertising.

It didn't do this back in December.

Yes, even if it's a photo of your cat! ... privacy at your own risk. Try it via -
theyseeyourphotos.com/

"The Tabby cat is a mammal. It is likely earning 0-100 USD a year. It is possibly a follower of paganism. The creature seems observant, lethargic, and tranquil. The cat is not wearing any clothes. It enjoys activities such as sleeping, grooming, and staring contests, while it may also engage in shredding toilet paper, biting ankles, and shedding hairballs. The cat is unlikely to be politically affiliated.

The Tabby cat seems to exhibit predictable behavior and susceptibility to visual stimuli; hence we can target it with niche and general pet-related products, such as catnip-infused scratch posts (FelineFrolic), self-cleaning litter boxes (LitterLess) ... "

#google


Fuck af, Google! Appen #AndroidSystemSafetyCore skanner alle billeder på din Android mobiltelefon såvel som alle indgående (via beskeder). #privatliv #google #android

Guide: Indstilliger > Apps > Android System SafeCore > Afinstaller (rul ned i bunden)

Kilde: mastodon.sdf.org/@jack/1139522…


You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?

If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".

You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.

developers.google.com/android/…



Started seeing more and more Threads posts coming through federated timeline. Searched #Google and found out Threads is a fediverse like #Mastodon? Learned one thing today. I guess I was wrong all this time I thought #Bluesky and #Threads were not a part of #fediverse


How Google turned 'I'm not a robot' into a massive surveillance system

> By 2025, reCAPTCHA is easily defeated by bots. Yet Google continues to offer it because #reCAPTCHA has evolved into a #tracking tool that collects user data and generates billions in revenue for #Google, according to Chuppl. "Re-captcha takes a pixel by pixel fingerprint of your browser, a realtime map of everything you do on the internet."
boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca… #surveillance


Some google workers aren't happy that Google tech can now officially be used to build weapons, surveillance tools, or "technologies that cause or are likely to cause overall harm" businessinsider.com/google-emp… #Google #AI #TechWorkers


By 2025, reCAPTCHA is no longer effective against bots but continues to be used due to its tracking capabilities and data collection. It extensively monitors users' cookies, browsing history, and browser environment for advertising and tracking purposes.

This system is responsible for wasting 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits.

boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca…

#privacy #technology #google


reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits

boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca…

#tech #technology #news #technews #google #capcha #recapcha


Just uninstalled it for my device and my partner. #bigtech #google #privacy #security


Yep..

boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca…

#google #recaptcha #it #infosec


New post: A list of my recommended Google alternatives (2025 edition), from Firefox (vs Chrome) to DuckDuckGo (vs Google Search).

diversetechgeek.com/recommende…

#Google #tech


Äntligen kommit igång med min länge planerade migrering från #Google till #Proton Kommer att ta tid men känns bra att ha påbörjat resan.

#datadetox
#digitalresiliens


Is anyone familiar with inbox.eu?

I need a new email provider and their offer seems to fit what I need.

My requirements are an inexpensive email with a decent domain name, based in the EU, 5gb of inbox, webmail, webcalendar, better if has tools to migrate away from gmail.

(Yes, I tried Tuta, but their webcalendar is less than what I need.)

#gmail
#Google
#email
#europe


Chromebooks are about to get a lot more secure. Google has begun production of the first commercially available open-source security chip designed to provide transparency & trust in hardware security.

#google #chromebook #opentitan #opensource #security
androidpolice.com/google-opent…


This is how I feel about the entire lineup of generative #AI product offerings from #Meta and #Google

[edit: thanks to @cstanhope for noting, gif is sourced from the work of Simone Giertz]
youtube.com/watch?v=E2evC2xTNW…

#gemini #humor


You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?

If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".

You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.

developers.google.com/android/…


„Selbstverpflichtung aufgehoben: Google gibt ausdrückliche Ablehnung von KI-Waffen auf“
#google #dontbeevil #kiwaffen #schwarwel


Google, a brief history

2004: Don’t be evil
2018: OK, be evil but at least don’t kill people
2025: Fuck it, kill people

independent.co.uk/business/goo…

#Google #BigTech #AI #SiliconValley #USA #capitalism #fascism


Google’s 2024 capital expenditure was $53b. The expected capex for 2025 is 29% more, pegging it at $75b.

Frothy two year capex of $128b, and what are the returns? What’s the long term plan here? Is there one?

fastcompany.com/91273110/alpha…

#google #ai #llm


Google pudotti näppärästi heidän AI-periaatteistaan kohdan, jossa mainitaan, ettei tekoälyä pitäisi käyttää aseisiin tai sellaisiin toimintoihin, joiden päätarkoitus on vammauttaa ihmisiä.

Ehkä vieläkin kiinnostavampaa on se, että periaatteista pudotettiin kokonaan kohta, jossa selkeästi listataan, mitä AI:lla ei pitäisi tehdä.

Nyt mikään ei ole kiellettyjen listalla ja periaatteet on sanailtu siihen tyyliin, että "yritetään parhaamme".

Miksi en ole yllättynyt?

techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/goog…

#ai #google


#Google on Tues updated its #ethical guidelines around #ArtificialIntelligence, removing commitments not to apply the #technology to #weapons or #surveillance.

The company’s #AI principles previously included a section listing 4 “Applications we will not pursue.” As recently as Jan 30 that included weapons, surveillance, technologies that “cause or are likely to cause overall #harm,” & use cases contravening principles of #InternationalLaw & #HumanRights….

#law
blog.google/technology/ai/resp…