Yee Chie

@yeechie
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IPA: /iː tʃiː/

A tech enthusiast and introverted geek, always navigating the digital realms with curiosity and a passion for all things geeky. 🚀🤓

#fedi22 #geek #privacy #gamer #dutch #naturist #ricoh #ricohgr #photography #indieweb #posse

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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

Post-Quantum Protected Email - Yee Chie's Corner

For the past six years, I’ve been using Proton Mail for my email, along with other privacy related services from Proton. Recently, Proton introduced an...

UPDATE: We've temporarily disabled the opt-in to this feature due to an unexpected issue in Proton Drive for Windows. The team is working on a fix and will re-enable it soon.

Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption. While quantum computers can’t break today’s encryption yet, preparing early matters. Data encrypted today could be targeted in the future.

You can enable post-quantum protection for new encrypted emails, on any plan, including free.

Learn more: https://proton.me/blog/introducing-post-quantum-encryption

Weeknote 18/2026 - Yee Chie's Corner

Another week, another opportunity for something new to pop up, and guess what? It did! I had a little rock-induced “crack/chip" in my car’s front window,...

Wistoria: Wand and Sword - E16 - Yee Chie's Corner

OMG, the episode where Will used his newly awakened powers was absolutely epic! Will, who has no magical aptitude, managed to protect everyone with a new...

Trump has already put 26 percent tariffs on European steel and aluminum, and he is now adding a 25 percent tariff on European cars and car parts.

I believe, this will continue until Canada, the UK, and the EU introduces a musketeer oath (one for all), so when Trump hits one of us with tariffs, we all hit back with the exact same tariffs.

If Trump knew, that his 25 percent car tariffs would immediately result in the same tariffs on US car exports to Canada, UK, and EU, he would not even try.

Now (May 2026) - Yee Chie's Corner

A new month has arrived, and here’s what I’m focusing on or what’s going to happen. Going on a holiday to Valencia, Spain, with my mother. Taking matters...

Why I Seem Lazy in Private, But Not at Work - Yee Chie's Corner

Are you different in private and at work? I am! People who know me in real life think I’m lazy, but they don’t know my work habits. In private, I’m actually...