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Reply to irisblue (Reply #21)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 05:10 PM

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I must admit I don't know the answer so I hope other DUers can answer your question here in a reply to your reply.

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(Re: Sneaky AI enslavement) If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. [View all] Justice matters. Wednesday OP

People should do this ASAP. dalton99a Wednesday #1

I have a proton.me account. This post should be shared with EVERYONE you care about. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #2

Yep. I switched to Proton too for that reason. n/t CousinIT Wednesday #5

+1. Proton email is legit. dalton99a Wednesday #6

I have a gmail account but rarely use it. LogDog75 Wednesday #3

Marking for later. yardwork Wednesday #4

Thank you for posting Raven123 Wednesday #7

Thanks for this info, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #8

Thank you!!! Scrivener7 Wednesday #9

Bookmarking. n/t area51 Wednesday #10

How is this a threat to our privacy? SSJVegeta Wednesday #11

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Yesterday #67

Thanks! I also just got Google ai to explain how Google ai is a threat to privacy lol SSJVegeta Yesterday #70

Thank you for this link!! I will re-edit the OP to include it. n/t Justice matters. Yesterday #73

Thanks for this. NNadir Wednesday #12

Thanks for the heads-up! GiqueCee Wednesday #13

Thanks. Bookmarked. c-rational Wednesday #14

I had smart reply turned off but not the others nuxvomica Wednesday #15

bookmarking to send my son in law and maybe he can do it for me. nt orleans Wednesday #16

KNR and bookmarking. Thank you. I just recently noticed ai crap niyad Wednesday #17

Thanks for this! CapnSteve Wednesday #18

You used your Superpowers for good today. Thank you. ... aggiesal Wednesday #19

This is one way that AI is used for nefarious purposes. patphil Wednesday #20

I have a gmail acct, but I go through the web address, should I do anything different? irisblue Wednesday #21

Kick, and... Justice matters. Wednesday #29

Thx irisblue Wednesday #30

Same question here. (And redo after updates?) TommyT139 Wednesday #31

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Yesterday #69

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Yesterday #68

This is great info - THANKS! FakeNoose Wednesday #22

Many thanks for this post!!!! alwaysinasnit Wednesday #23

I would surmise... purr-rat beauty Wednesday #24

Yeah but Sergei has already give the GOP fraud and corruption crime family Akakoji Wednesday #42

So bookmarked. Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #25

Rotten bastards! 🤬 SheltieLover Wednesday #26

Thanks! Saving for later. yellow dahlia Wednesday #27

replying for easy retrieval (nt) ret5hd Wednesday #28

Checked everything on my laptop and the settings were already off. Talitha Wednesday #32

Thank you, and bookmarked. GoodRaisin Wednesday #33

The problem is that most people don't care. They give away their privacy to anyone and everyone Wonder Why Wednesday #34

Thanks BaronChocula Wednesday #35

Done, thank you!! debsy Wednesday #36

Google AI categorically denies this.... reACTIONary Wednesday #37

Thank you, but who's to say they are not... lying? (for profits) Justice matters. Wednesday #38

Well, two observations.... reACTIONary Wednesday #40

Well they have lost a few privacy lawsuits in the past. progressoid Yesterday #63

Maybe this will be one more... reACTIONary Yesterday #65

Ty much! sprinkleeninow Wednesday #39

Where? Akakoji Wednesday #41

KnR Alice Kramden Wednesday #43

Thanks for this information! stage left Yesterday #44

Bookmarking for later iemanja Yesterday #45

Thank you for the info, I'm bookmarking this. 👍nt Raine Yesterday #46

YEAH, I've HEARD that Gmail spys on my emails to train their A.I.---- Jack Valentino Yesterday #47

Do these directions apply to iPhone? I have none of these options in my GMail app. Lonestarblue Yesterday #48

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Yesterday #71

Thank you! Lonestarblue 21 hrs ago #79

This is not all that new Gum Logger Yesterday #49

Mine have been fixed for a long time. Liberal In Texas Yesterday #50

k&r rpannier Yesterday #51

Thank you for this. VERY useful. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #52

Thanks but Android doesn't have Menu (☰ → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and pers CurtEastPoint Yesterday #53

iPhone doesn't either Ziggy Beans Yesterday #55

thanks...on Android I don't see 'smart features' there. CurtEastPoint Yesterday #57

I don't have the answer but check the link in my reply 72 below if it can help. n/t Justice matters. Yesterday #74

I have Android on my phone and it does have these switches Justice matters. Yesterday #72

thanks, will investigate! CurtEastPoint Yesterday #78

Thanks, but I'm not sure your app instructions are correct Ziggy Beans Yesterday #54

I have a Android Samsung but I don't know about Apple. Justice matters. Yesterday #75

Thank you Justice matters. Did them all! Bookmarked. Clouds Passing Yesterday #56

Thanks. I'll check this later. . . Journeyman Yesterday #58

Thank you Wild blueberry Yesterday #59

What if I use an Outlook client for email instead of a Web browser? DBoon Yesterday #60

I use thunderbird as my email client for gmail accounts.... reACTIONary Yesterday #66

I don't know the answer so I post the link to the DU forum about technical issues. Justice matters. Yesterday #76

The answer is that the Google email server... reACTIONary 21 hrs ago #80

Ok, thank you. Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #81

If you're looking in the google browser Quanto Magnus Yesterday #61

I have a gmail accoubt, but i don't use it for anything important, so I mzy just get rid of it. ShazzieB Yesterday #64

Thanks for the heads up. However, when I checked my desktop gmail settings, all the smart features were Martin68 Yesterday #62

I don't know the answers but maybe DUers know all of them at: Justice matters. Yesterday #77

The settings on my iPhone gmail app also not set to smart functions. So the default was not for smart functions. Martin68 7 hrs ago #82