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I haven't been, I ran over my phone... It's been terrible ๐Ÿ˜”

1413 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes, 30 seconds, 873ms... ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Gmail app readying 'Summarize this email' feature powered by Gemini AI on Android

https://piunikaweb.com/2024/04/05/gmail-summarize-this-email-android/

"Currently, Google Workspace Labs users can take advantage of Geminiโ€™s abilities to summarize emails, but only on the browser version. Google didnโ€™t mention anything about when we can expect to see the feature make its way over to the Gmail app on Android (or iOS). However, recent developments in Gmail v2024.03.31.621006929 indicate that the company is preparing to bring this nifty feature to the Android app."

Am I alone in not wanting Google's AI reading all my stuff? Can you guarantee me that some where down the line a user isn't going to ask a well crafted prompt that shares some of this data? Even if you could, what good is the guarantee if companies can just change their terms of service after the fact and enable anti-privacy features by default instead of disabled until you even know what it is you've not been deemed worthy to even know you have a choice (if you're lucky).

I understand with free services you are the product, but I'm talking about even paid for in full things. Shit is getting out of control. The days when you used to own the things you purchased seems to be gone. We need to stop this non-sense.

Other than that, yeah, having your emails summarized for you, that could be neat. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

I must say #nostr is feeling less and less like an echo chamber.

Let's say hypothetically I was looking to create a wallet that supports the BRC20 protocol, inscriptions etc. Anyone have a good repository they can point me to so I can fall down a rabbit hole?

Thanks in advance! ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ

Android 15 will expand its 'Find my device's capabilities

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/android-15-is-about-to-give-pixel-8-phones-a-major-upgrade

One of the biggest complaints about Android phones is the relatively limited scope of their Find My Device network compared to Apple. Android phones currently allow devices to ping off each other using Bluetooth to help locate missing or lost phones. However, most devices will only be able to contribute when powered on.

However, the Android 15 update aims to introduce Powered Off Finding API, which allows the device to store pre-computed Bluetooth beacons in the memory of the Bluetooth controller.

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Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!

As of today, Apple will require a warrant to hand over push notifications. Scary that this went unchecked and unknown for so long...

Google Confirms 6 Months Of Missing Drive Filesโ€”Hereโ€™s The Fix

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2023/12/09/as-gmail-and-photos-2023-purge-begins-some-drive-files-have-gone-awol/?sh=29219d964b52

TL;DR Don't trust a company that routinely sends their products to the graveyard with your precious data...

Cheers!

Apple and Google confirm governments spy on users through push notifications

https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-google-push-notification-surveillance-3392252/

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Department of Justice to lift any existing restrictions around discussions of push notification surveillance.

โ€œI write to urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) to permit Apple and Google to inform their customers and the general public about demands for smartphone app notification records,โ€ Wyden writes in the letter...

Wyden moved the DOJ to allow Apple and Google to be transparent about the demands they receive from governments regarding push notification surveillance.

Meanwhile, the two companies welcomed Wydenโ€™s letter and acknowledged that push notification surveillance has been happening for a while. Apple even said it was not allowed to disclose government requests for push notification data but will start informing users about it now.

Yikes.