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 Message 1502 
 August Abolins to Mike Powell 
 Google Gemini can now rea 
 12 Jul 25 08:21:00 
 
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Hello Mike!

** On Wednesday 09.07.25 - 08:55, Mike Powell wrote to All:

 MP>  [Turning this sh1t off is not as easy as they make it sound.]

 MP> Google Gemini can now read your WhatsApp chats without you
 MP> knowing  but you can stop it

 MP> Date:
 MP> Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:33:26 +0000

 MP> Description:
 MP> If you don't take action, Google Gemini can start
 MP> interacting with your Messages, WhatsApp, Utilities, or
 MP> Phone apps on Android starting from July 7, 2025.

Gemini interacting (watching) activity via installed 3rd party  
apps is very concerning!  The article mentions interacting with  
WhatsApp, but what's stopping the app to monitor chats with  
Session, Matrix, Telegram.. etc.



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