Google can now read your WhatsApp messages

Post by fsflover » Tue, Jul 08, 2025, 7:08 PM UTC

bix6 wrote: post #163

SoftTalker wrote: post #90

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I find it pretty easy. I don't have WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, LinkIn, or anything else really besides a few forum memberships like the one here.

Your ISP and device manufacturers are still tracking you though?

Post by Oarch » Tue, Jul 08, 2025, 7:09 PM UTC

xeonmc wrote: post #172

hbn wrote: post #73

People have been clowning on Apple for being behind on the AI stuff and -- while I'd never defend how they promised a bunch of features in 2024, showed them in ads, and sold iPhones based on vaporware, but still haven't shipped most of the features -- I will say, I imagine a lot of the hold-up is because they realized how dangerous it is to start trusting AI with the sensitive data on your phone. It's probably not to…

I can't help but wonder what "Thoughts on AI" would say if Steve were still here.

Post by JohnFen » Tue, Jul 08, 2025, 7:12 PM UTC

kccqzy wrote: post #82

Hizonner wrote: post #77

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What Gemini should be able to do with WhatsApp: Exactly and only what any other random app on the phone could do with WhatsApp, assuming that you have enabled that in exactly the way you would have to enable any other random app to do it. Google needs to not be abusing its position as the source of the OS to give its software special privilege to reach inside of third-party apps.

The line is blurry. Google is positioning Gemini not just as an app, but as a OS level feature. The OS can by definition reach into any third-app app to do anything it wants. I'll give some more examples of OS-level features in case it's not clear: copy/paste is an OS-level feature and it is designed to extract arbitrary text or content from third party apps (copy) and insert them into third party apps (paste); scree…

Post by fsflover » Tue, Jul 08, 2025, 7:16 PM UTC

okokwhatever wrote: post #24

Choose your own adventure: 1. Security > Privacy > Convenience 2. Security > Convenience > Privacy 3. Privacy > Security > Convenience 4. Privacy > Convenience > Security 5. Convenience > Security > Privacy 6. Convenience > Privacy > Security

Post by JohnFen » Tue, Jul 08, 2025, 7:19 PM UTC

Workaccount2 wrote: post #80

bix6 wrote: post #7

These big tech companies are so frustrating. Why does every single aspect of our digital lives need to be monitored? It’s like whack a mole trying to get the most basic of privacy.

Because people collectively vote for the ad model over the subscription model.