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Gmail users warned to opt out of new feature - what we know (www.newsweek.com)
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[โ€“] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I logged into my GMail account for the first time in years due to this (I normally just use it as an IMAP server.) The "smart features" were already turned off.

It would certainly be nice if we could have sources of information about these kinds of privacy issues that didn't lie their asses off constantly to create hysteria, but I guess that's too much to ask for.

Glad I have uBlock installed so at least this site didn't get any ad revenue from me.

[โ€“] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

It was already on for me I had to disable it. I appreciate the warning.