Subj : Re: bitcoin blackmail
To   : Mortar
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Nov 27 2025 10:01 am

-=> Mortar wrote to Bf2k+ <=-

Mo>   Re: bitcoin blackmail
Mo>   By: Bf2k+ to Nightfox on Wed Nov 26 2025 04:06:26

> I also like this... but had to turn it off the other day since GMail has
> decided to impose their AI experiments on their user base.

Mo> Can you be more specific?  I've used Gmail for at least 20 years and
Mo> have been nothing but satisfied with it's performance.  I've
Mo> experienced nothing that would imply Google's doing anything nefarious.

MalwareBytes ran an article that Gmail users were opted-in to Gemini
training, but it appears that it was poorly worded. You're opting in to
mail scanning for "smart features", including auto-complete. Seeing as
they're bsing accused in a lawsuit for doing that exact thing, uit's
easy to see the confusion.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off


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