DMA crackdown for the win! 🙌 #WhatsApp is becoming interoperable in the EU What does this mean? ✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps ✅ More #freedom for you ✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps ➡️ Find out more here:

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WhatsApp will become interoperable with other messaging apps thanks to the DMA’s crackdown on Big Tech. | Tuta

WhatsApp users in Europe will soon have the possibility to message users of other services.

New Office Snitch Alert! 🙄 Starting tomorrow, Microsoft Teams will be rolling out its new feature which can track your location using the office Wi-Fi. Will this make knowing whose in office or surveillance easier? We say both. More:

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Microsoft Teams will start snitching to your boss when you’re not in the office — and this update is coming in December

Teams will start tracking office attendance and yes, your boss will know

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🚨 Google wants to kill Android freedom: Starting 2027, unverified apps can’t be DOWNLOADED. ➡️ No installation of independent apps ➡️ Destroys alternative playstores like F-Droid ➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR phone Help us fight this plan! ✊

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Google wants to kill Android freedom: Say Goodbye to installing independent apps | Tuta

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Chat Control is back, but slightly changed: ❌ No backdoor of encryption ❌ No forced scanning 🚨 But: Age verification (no anonymity) The update just quietly passed in the EU Council & now needs to be discussed with the EU Parliament. 👁️Big Techs like #Gmail and #WhatsApp will continue to scan your data. Will you keep fighting against #ChatControl?

Hello Mastodon Family! Lena here from marketing. I'm writing an article on instant messengers with interoperability and I'm looking for some more information on what actually makes a messenger interoperable. I thought of focusing on: Element, Delta, and SimpleX but I'm open to other suggestions! Could anyone kindly advise? ☺️

You've stopped Gemini to track your Gmail? Now turn it off in Google Search as well! 👉 Swipe for the steps. And no, Google doesn't have a button to "Turn off AI Overviews" but these workarounds do the trick. For more in-depth steps to turn off Google AI Overview:

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Google’s Search AI Mode will know everything about you. Turn it off now! | Tuta

Remember what Google CEO Eric Schmidt said, “We can more or less know what you’re thinking about”? This dystopia will now come true with Sear...

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14 year ago, Arne & Matthias founded Tutao GmbH to make email encryption easy. Today, you all know Tuta as your trusted, privacy-first email & calendar service. To every user, supporter, & believer in our mission: THANK YOU! ❤️ Your trust empowers us to keep building secure, private communication for everyone & we wouldn’t be here without you. 🫶 Check what we've achieved so far! 👇

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FYI: by turning off "Smart features" Google also turns off spell check and the promotions & social tabs. So to "enjoy" all feature in Google, you must give consent to AI tracking. That's privacy blackmail and should be illegal. View quoted note →