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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no (www.laptopmag.com)

submitted 1 week ago by iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Windows XP might be more secure soon than any machine running Gemini

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Privacy =/= Security. Windows XP might have good privacy (I would argue Windows 2000 is better for that, as it doesn't have Product Activation), but security is nonexistant in 2025 in either case. For malware, it's free real estate.