Patch You UpMay 5
Tuta

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model on your device

❌ No consent
❌ No opt-in
❌ No real opt-out for regular users

This isn’t a small experiment & it’s on billions of devices.

➡️ Read more: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

😠 A tactic we've already seen with Gemini on Android. But at least you can disable it here, learn how: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

May 5 at 9:14amWeb
Show threadAtrapado ⬆️🥐🥐🥐May 5
@Tutanota time to uninstall chrome xD
Show threadTutaMay 5
@oatrapado Exactly!
Show threadBrainsuxxMay 6
@oatrapado @Tutanota ...I uninstalled it a long long time ago...
Show threadAtrapado ⬆️🥐🥐🥐May 6
@brainsuxx666 @Tutanota btw, we need real options to quit google and apple
Show threadĞÖKÜ👻👻™May 5
@Tutanota there is no Google in our device 🤣
Show threadHTPC NZMay 5
@Tutanota ha ha ha ha while everyone is too busy chasing the new clippy copilot, captain Gemini is taking over in the background.
Show threadThe_UniversalityMay 5

@Tutanota Damn. The RAM crisis forced Google to regular computers and laptops to get more RAM.

On the serious note, it isn't that surprising.

Show thread❤️ It's Gonna Be Maystodon 💚May 5

@The_Universality @Tutanota They want to crash all local devices so they can sell us AI-slop cloud laptops that we don't control.

Google's new motto: YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY! ALSO WE'RE TOTALLY EVIL!

Show threadThe_UniversalityMay 5
@mast0d0nphan @Tutanota Me enjoying a Linux desktop with Brave, Falkon & Tor.
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesMay 5

@Tutanota

...wow... That's super disingenious take.
Pushing data is now the major contributor of climate collapse?

A single backbone does about 24Tbits per second and the world is a spaghetti of these.
A 4GB blob pushed to few tens of millions devices wouldn't even twitch the needle.

The author is either naive or relies on the naivete of their readers.

Show threadleberschnitzelMay 5
@n_dimension you mean like at 2/3rds through the article? @Tutanota
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesMay 5

@leberschnitzel @Tutanota

Didn't get past the clickbite title, but now I'll have a look...

Show thread🌸 lumi-nhac    🌱May 5
@Tutanota could i ask to have a look at our request to ban generative "ai" in all tutanota projects?

github.com/tutao/tutanota/discussions/10759
Request to introduce a policy banning all LLM / Gen AI contributions · tutao/tutanota · Discussion #10759

Tuta has been a staunch fighter in resisting AI features in their application, as they have posted on their blog in several instances or also on their Mastodon. However, upon scrolling the repo, I ...

GitHub
Show thread🍁voilà-DCKIM🍁May 5

@Tutanota I really like the Gemini AI model. I have been using it from the google website, and it seems like it is miles ahead of all others.

This is likely because Google has the largest Data Set of all. The other companies on have a small fraction of the Dataset that Google has, and likewise only fractional access to additional data through scraping/polls

Show thread0xC0DEC0DE07EAMay 5
@Tutanota there’s something obscene about using the nano prefix on something so large.
Show threadMokhtarStorkMay 5
@Tutanota Time to change to Linux
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireMay 5

@MokhtarStork @Tutanota

And maybe graphene OS on mobile.

https://grapheneos.org/

GrapheneOS: the private and secure mobile OS

GrapheneOS is a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.

GrapheneOS
Show thread❤️ It's Gonna Be Maystodon 💚May 5
@ClintonAnderson @MokhtarStork @Tutanota https://beige.party/@mast0d0nphan/116522033827491424
❤️ It's Gonna Be Maystodon 💚 (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] As long as you still use Google Chrome on any OS, there's a chance of this happening again. I'd recommend using Cromite, Ungoogled Chromium or Helium instead. Hell, just drop the Chromium monopoly altogether and use LibreWolf, Mullvad Browser or Waterfox. On Android, I'd recommend Cromite, Ironfox, Fennec, or Iodé.

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Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireMay 5

@mast0d0nphan @MokhtarStork @Tutanota

It is important to be vigilant, no matter what one is using.

Show thread❤️ It's Gonna Be Maystodon 💚May 5

@MokhtarStork @Tutanota As long as you still use Google Chrome on any OS, there's a chance of this happening again. I'd recommend using Cromite, Ungoogled Chromium or Helium instead. Hell, just drop the Chromium monopoly altogether and use LibreWolf, Mullvad Browser or Waterfox.

On Android, I'd recommend Cromite, Ironfox, Fennec, or Iodé.

Show threadMokhtarStorkMay 5
@mast0d0nphan @Tutanota I NEVER used Google Chrome; Never will use Facebook again. My laptop is now Linux. Why? Can't stand 'electronic bugs'.
Show threadTutaMay 5
@MokhtarStork Yes! We ❤️ Linux.
Show threadLuca BroggiMay 5

@Tutanota For those who wonder about the CO2 cost, here is a direct quote

At Chrome's scale, the climate bill for one model push, paid in atmospheric CO2 by the entire planet, is between six thousand and sixty thousand tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions, depending on how many devices receive the push. That is the environmental cost of one company unilaterally deciding that two billion peoples' default browser will mass-distribute a 4 GB binary they did not request.

Show threadChanMay 5
@Tutanota
Show threadKotesMay 5
@Tutanota It would still be forgivable if we could freely use that 4GB scaled-down version of Gemini in a harness other than Chrome, but that's not the case.

Worse than Apple 👎.
Show threadJetmcquackMay 5
@Tutanota
Show threadquangobaudMay 5

@Tutanota

Oh, so was that what happened to my Lenovo tablet when it froze on Sunday and displayed the "cog" symbol at the top left with a 'UI is working' message? 🤔

Show threadBenjaminMay 5
@Tutanota It's not a "can" or "can not" situation. It's a "Google allows you to do that" situation.
Show threadlemgandiMay 5
@Tutanota Don't be Evil
Show threadFeyterMay 5
@Tutanota but how is this model expected to run on my crappy hardware?
Show threadLouis ChartrandMay 5
@Tutanota Scratching my head: say we assume the best intents, is it better or worse than sending those requests to external server? Silent bloat or spyware?
Show threadYaqub. MMay 5
@Tutanota install librewolf get rid chrome
Show threadTruth Or Consequences ✅ 🇺🇦May 5

@yaqubpk @Tutanota

YES. Librewolf is the best.

Rundown on browsers. Skip to 15.00 or so to learn about Librewolf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jLOZ8bf-4

I Tested 5 “Private” Browsers — Only One Didn’t Spy

YouTube
Show threadJeroen van Tol 🍋 ✞ May 5
@Savvyhomestead @yaqubpk @Tutanota No, Waterfox is the best. No...
Never installed chrome anyway.
Show threadYaqub. MMay 5
@TheDutchChief @Savvyhomestead @Tutanota waterfox never used that ... Let me check
Show threadgilelsMay 5
@Tutanota next step, no more data center, but distributed LLM on our computers
Show threadGraeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿May 5
@Tutanota On the bright side, none of my machines has the folder "OptGuideOnDeviceModel". So far so good! I'll keep a watch out for it.
As for Claude desktop - why would anyone install that anyway?
Show threadHotelMay 5
@Tutanota Default <on> is the bad factor here. Rather, provide the European ‘browser-choice’ like feature.
And Apple .. should provide their own model as well, and bè a competitor on their own (branded?) platform.
Show threadjan van der meidenMay 5

F.A.Z.: Vom USB-Stick zum KI-Speicher: So verdient Sandisk am KI-Boom.

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/sandisk-aktie-3550-prozent-dank-ki-boom-und-speicher-nachfrage-accg-200798934.html?premium=0x2a4d1be68dda10169be4d0e5e3d7dae59470dedc41c0b515adea9535f2386999

Sandisk Aktie: +3550 Prozent dank KI-Boom und Speicher-Nachfrage

Die Aktie von Sandisk ist in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten um 3550 Prozent gestiegen. Der Speicherchip-Spezialist gehört aktuell zu den großen Gewinnern des KI-Booms. Was Anleger nun über die Aktie wissen müssen.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Show threadra6bitMay 5
@Tutanota ... are they going to insert it into electron like the USB drivers that thing had forever?
Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑May 5
@Tutanota
Show thread10tothe22May 5

@Tutanota Insane, unregulated Tech Bros. It has to stop!

Delete weights.bin and create a dummy file with same name and set to read only.

Show threadHoward CohenMay 5
@Tutanota I just deleted Chrome from my iPhone.
Show threadTutaMay 5
@hoco Well done! What alternative are you using now?
Show threadHoward CohenMay 5
@Tutanota at the moment I've reverted to using Safari, but I will try out Firefox.
Show threadjerMay 5
@Tutanota @hoco @Vivaldi
Show threadDavid CroyleMay 5
@Tutanota Glad I nuked Chrome off all of my systems last year.
Show threadschamspeareMay 5
@Tutanota Good reminder to uninstall Chrome.
Show threadSaanichGuy 🇨🇦🇨🇦May 5

@Tutanota big tech are desperate to actually find a use for faulty and environmentally destroying AI

These are crimes against humanity

#ai

Show threadKevin AshworthMay 5

@Tutanota
This a crime against humanity and therefore the punishment should be capital.

Of course, some will say I am overreacting. Okay, fine, let's lower the bar: Any direct and punitive consequence of any kind to even one of the individuals behind this criminal and unethical act.

If not, there is no rule of law. If there is no rule of law, and if the powerful can simply wield power against us and our home, if they are allowed to poison us for profit, our days remaining are few.

Show threadAerofreak | USA WTF?May 5

@Tutanota

Chrome is evil.
https://chromeisbad.com/

#googleIsEvil

Chrome is Bad

Show threadBoloMKXXVIIIMay 5
@Tutanota Just silently uninstall Chrome.
Show threadFreediverXMay 5

@Tutanota
Found this online. Is this all that's required to remove this crap?

Mac users can disable through chrome://flags by turning off “Enables Optimization Guide On Device.”

Show thread@iveylineMay 6
@Tutanota Why would a tech giant give a shit about their customers/users or the planet? A never ending story.
Show threaddch  May 6
@Iveyline @Tutanota but won’t somebody please think of the poor shareholders?
Show threadTutaMay 6
@dch @Iveyline 😂
Show threadFrank WalterMay 6
@Tutanota done - thanks for the information!