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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.
#journalism #GulfOfMexico #Google #Apple #maps
Donate to the Associated Press
Donate in support of independent, fact-based journalism. For 177 years, The Associated Press has been the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news.AP News
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
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Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
Google’s online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other observances, no longer appear in their desktop and mobile app…AP News
In case you ever doubted that maps are political. Or needed a reason to de-Google your life.
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.
🗺️ 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 #GoogleMaps #tech #app
Tomorrow, in the spirit of renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Google will be renaming New Mexico to New America.
Ah, I did notice that Black History Month somehow disappeared from my calendar.
Now I know why. Incredible.
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via mamot.fr/@Khrys/11398203069218…
#news #TechNews #technology #google #diversity #erasure
Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM because its holiday list wasn’t ‘sustainable’
Some Google Calendar users noticed that certain events like the Pride month are no longer highlighted. Google stopped manually adding cultural moments last year.Jay Peters (The Verge)
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) ... "
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)
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
How Google turned 'I'm not a robot' into a massive surveillance system - Boing Boing
New research reveals Google's reCAPTCHA system primarily serves as a tracking tool, generating billions in revenue while offering minimal protection against bots.Mark Frauenfelder (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
Here's how Google is letting Messages warn you about nudes - Android Authority
Google is rolling out Android System SafetyCore, and it'll power the upcoming Sensitive Content Warnings feature in Messages.Mishaal Rahman (Android Authority)
Some Google employees slam company after it ditches AI weapons pledge
After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staffers slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.Hugh Langley (Business Insider)
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…
How Google turned 'I'm not a robot' into a massive surveillance system - Boing Boing
New research reveals Google's reCAPTCHA system primarily serves as a tracking tool, generating billions in revenue while offering minimal protection against bots.Mark Frauenfelder (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
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
How Google turned 'I'm not a robot' into a massive surveillance system - Boing Boing
New research reveals Google's reCAPTCHA system primarily serves as a tracking tool, generating billions in revenue while offering minimal protection against bots.Mark Frauenfelder (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
Yep..
boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca…
#google #recaptcha #it #infosec
How Google turned 'I'm not a robot' into a massive surveillance system - Boing Boing
New research reveals Google's reCAPTCHA system primarily serves as a tracking tool, generating billions in revenue while offering minimal protection against bots.Mark Frauenfelder (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
New post: A list of my recommended Google alternatives (2025 edition), from Firefox (vs Chrome) to DuckDuckGo (vs Google Search).
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Recommended Google alternatives (2025 edition) | Diverse Tech Geek
A list of my recommended Google alternatives for 2025, from Firefox (instead of Chrome) to DuckDuckGo (instead of Google Search).Anthony Dean (Diverse Tech Geek)
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.)
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…
Google's OpenTitan chip brings next-generation security to Chromebooks
Google partners with Nuvoton to launch open-source RoTNathan Drescher (Android Police)
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]
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- YouTube
Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.www.youtube.com
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.
#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
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#Google #BigTech #AI #SiliconValley #USA #capitalism #fascism
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons
The tech giant has unveiled an update to its AI principles, which removes references to not pursuing work on weapons and surveillance.Martyn Landi (The Independent)
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?
#Google lifts ban on using #AI for #weapons
Source: bbc.com/news/articles/cy081nqx…
#economy #technology #ethics #weapon #military #future #news #humanity
Google owner Alphabet lifts ban on its AI being used for weapons
The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.Lucy Hooker (BBC News)
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…
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website | TechCrunch
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The companyMaxwell Zeff (TechCrunch)
#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…
Responsible AI: Our 2024 report and ongoing work
We’re publishing our 2024 Responsible AI Progress Report and updating our Frontier Safety Framework and AI Principles.James Manyika (Google)