Mastodawn

Once again, Google violates user trust, by nonconsentually adding 4GB of processor-hungry AI to their web browser: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

Aside from the privacy concerns, the consequences for sustainability are significant: processors put under this kind of strain hurt performance, use up energy, and reduce the life of batteries and devices.

Happily, there are great alternatives to big tech that you CAN trust:

https://blog.iode.tech/degoogle-your-private-life-5-private-web-browsing-and-search/

#enshittification #chrome #degoogle

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!

Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude Desktop case I wrote about last month, but the scale is between two and three orders of magnitude larger. This article does the legal analysis and, for the first time, the environmental analysis. The numbers are not small.

That Privacy Guy!

open[mobile]6d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116495182954751415

What we learned in #Minnesota the past several months is that the "easiest path of access" by **certain groups that are very "cold" sounding** looking to track you down regardless of your rights is from the "Big Tech connected phone" right in your pocket.

Sadly we aren't alone.

The time is past due for a move away from Big Tech and a move to #iodéOS from @iode!

https://openmobile.us/store

#stopice #degoogle

open[mobile]Apr 30

𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘 Apr 30

How to #degoogle should be taught in schools.
Am I right or am I right?

#onlineprivacy #privacymatters #privacyfirst

open[mobile]Apr 30

Marko Apr 30

RE: https://kanoa.de/@decorum/116492140483860486

File entpackt, #fairphone4 in den Fastboot-Modus gebracht (Bootloader war schon vorher geöffnet) und ./flash-all.sh ausgeführt.

Nach dem Flashen fragt die Installroutine auch gleich, ob der Bootloader geschlossen werden soll. Vorbildlich.

Und Reboot mit #iodeOS 7.4 erfolgreich. 🎉

Show thread

open[mobile]Apr 30

@decorum sorry I replied too slowly see my other reply. Graphical installer support will be back in due course.

Show thread

open[mobile]Apr 30

@decorum @v_d_richards @iodetech_de @ubports @deltatouch sorry since implementing FRP reset as part of install to protect against accidental bricking, the iodéOS graphical installer support for the FP4 had to be temporarily removed. Automated manual install still supported though: https://gitlab.iode.tech/ota/ota#fp4-fp5-fp6

ota / ota · GitLab

GitLab Community Edition

GitLab

Show thread

open[mobile]Apr 21

@DanielMReck interested in a #degoogle 'd OnePlus Nord N20? :-) https://mastodon.social/@openmobile/116440664936931864

Long live the #headphone jack!

open[mobile]Apr 21

We're happy to announce that we *finally* have the OnePlus Nord N20 with @iode available in our store for $204 (free shipping in the USA)!

This is probably the best value we have to start your #degoogle lifestyle!

https://openmobile.us/store/opn20/

Getting here took 10 days of back and forth (and back and forth!) with OnePlus to unlock the bootloader. But it is in *pristine* condition with only *very* slight screen burn-in. Add a bit more if you want one without that.

Long live the #headphone jack!

open[mobile]Apr 15

Rik Shaw Apr 15

@killyourfm or others, wondering if I can pick your brain(s) a bit on *how / where* to place effort in raising awareness for my new business, @openmobile (and thus @iode as a preferred open source / #deGoogle option)?

The thing is there is a *really big deGoogle player* (you may know of their recently announced partnership with Motorola, for example).

But there are some key reasons I do not prefer their direction myself and am not too enthusiastic to promote them to others.

open[mobile]Apr 14

RE: https://mastodon.social/@openmobile/116348827165498847

Update: testing device has arrived, in excellent condition (maybe previously unsold, it is pristine except for very slight screen burn-in). Currently going back-and-forth *and back-and-forth* with OnePlus to get an unlock code for it. @iode custom build is ready and waiting!

Hope I can offer it in the store this week! https://openmobile.us/

#degoogle #iodeOS #privacy

open[mobile] website	https://openmobile.us
founded by	@rikshaw