zundon

Free Software Foundation Europe📣 Is "disable" the same as "uninstall"? We do not believe it. Google does.Under the DMA, the FSFE with a coalition of civil-society organisations prompts the <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> to open proceedings to investigate Alphabet's (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a>) regarding the uninstallation of pre-installed apps in Android.Uninstalling is completely removing the app, not just disabling it! This is key for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeviceNeutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeviceNeutrality</a>! 📎 <a href="https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwareFreedom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a>

Sidal SolgunI was in a school that's connected to TDSB in Toronto and they were using Google's Chromebooks, Microsoft's Windows, USA's Dell...This is not how you become independent in 2025 especially after Trump!So I want to push for the change. I'm an immigrant who came to Canada in June 2022. How can make this change? Is there any community in Canada or Toronto that works to spread open-source software everywhere?Any help would be appreciated!<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#School</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TDSB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TDSB</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toronto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Chromebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chromebook</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dell</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immigrant</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Change</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Repost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Boost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Reboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reboost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Help</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AskMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AskMastodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AskFedi</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AskFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AskFediverse</a>

h12oヨドバシカメラの店頭でPixel 9aを触ってみたのだけど、これは「『Googleが作ったiPhone 16e』だな」と思った。大きさもスペックも、操作感もお値段も。<a href="https://mastodon.tokyo/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.tokyo/tags/Pixel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.tokyo/tags/9a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#9a</a>

Tuta⚠️ In four days Gemini wants to scan your phone ⚠️Stop <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> now: 👉 <a href="https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeminiAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeminiAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivacyMatters</a>

Ernest Bruce<a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@eff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> is a weapon that corporations like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> and Republican politicians use to gaslight, control, disinform, and oppress societycorporations should never be trustedbut corporations using AI on people MUST NEVER BE TRUSTED<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decorporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decorporate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ernestbruce/114671788206447735" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@ernestbruce/114671788206447735</a>

TutaWe ❤️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> - as much as we dislike <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> Break free from Big Tech tracking, go secure! 💪 🔒👉 <a href="https://tuta.com/blog/open-source-email-fdroid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/open-source-email-fdroid</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foss</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fdroid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#android</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#email</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calendar</a>

GENKI<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> 🇪🇺 でブラウザー選択画面を最初に表示させるとかいう事例があったけど、日本でもそういうことが今後起きるのかな :tony_grinning: まあ <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> は面白くないだろうけど、これについては日本はちゃんと仕事したと思う :vivaldia_5:Google｢検索｣に排除措置命令、公正取引委員会が違反認定　巨大ITで初 - 日本経済新聞 <a href="https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE04BL40U5A400C2000000/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE04BL40U5A400C2000000/</a>

GENKI日本の公正取引委員会が <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> に排除措置命令出したニュース、<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/VivaldiSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VivaldiSocial</a> :vivaldi_blue: でもトレンドに入ってたIn a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google - The Japan Times <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/</a>

Martin HollandI did it! Although it's still very rough & really not pretty, I got my spreadsheet with (> 900) verified accounts of media organizations in the <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> away from <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a>. The solution was <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/DataTables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataTables</a> all along 👇🏼➡️ <a href="https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html</a>Now I have to make it pretty (and correct some mistakes), but maybe someone can help me there? For example I know, that you can filter in <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/DataTables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataTables</a>, but I couldn't get it working. Ideas?My file is on GitHub (did I do it right?): <a href="https://github.com/fingolas23/AccountsOverview/blob/main/overview.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/fingolas23/AccountsOverview/blob/main/overview.html</a>

Rndm Strngs & Popcorn Ceilings<a href="https://datasci.social/tags/GeoffreyHinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeoffreyHinton</a> left <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> for a reason.

Rndm Strngs & Popcorn CeilingsComing from mastodon.social checking out the culture here. Retired statistician. Lousy R programmer. Believe in FOSS. Pet project of creating an AI/LLM designed and trained on ALL CRAN-R packages. I believe <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> is using <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> for the wrong reasons. That's why <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/GeoffreyHinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeoffreyHinton</a> left. Images are <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/Provalis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Provalis</a> <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/WordClouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordClouds</a> clustered on <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/CranR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CranR</a> package descriptions. Nice to meet you.

Tuta🚨 BREAKING 🚨<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> just launched a new era of tracking. Digital <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fingerprinting</a>.❌ No consent ❌ No escapeHere’s why this is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> nightmare much worse than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cookies</a>: 👇<a href="https://tuta.com/blog/digital-fingerprinting-worse-than-cookies" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/digital-fingerprinting-worse-than-cookies</a>

these machines will destroy US.When Puff Daddy turned out to be a scum bag, that hurt but life goes on. You listen to different music. When big tech turns out to be a scumbag, what is the alternative? Samsung flip phones? Duckduckgo? MapQuest? I'm at the point where I don't want anything to do with companies that willingly go along with nonsense for what must be monetary gains. Is anyone making serious changes to their tech based on this disgust or am I just overreacting and this will blow over? <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bigtech</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meta</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amazon</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gulfofmexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gulfofmexico</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:Google is a company of sellouts with no principles. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BoycottGoogle</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottAlphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BoycottAlphabet</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GulfOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GulfOfAmerica</a>

YogthosBy 2025, reCAPTCHA is no longer effective against bots but continues to be used due to its tracking capabilities and data collection. It extensively monitors users' cookies, browsing history, and browser environment for advertising and tracking purposes.This system is responsible for wasting 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits.<a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/02/07/recaptcha-819-million-hours-of-wasted-human-time-and-billions-of-dollars-google-profit.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://boingboing.net/2025/02/07/recaptcha-819-million-hours-of-wasted-human-time-and-billions-of-dollars-google-profit.html</a><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#google</a>

Aral BalkanGoogle, a brief history2004: Don’t be evil 2018: OK, be evil but at least don’t kill people 2025: Fuck it, kill people<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/business/google-drops-pledge-not-to-use-ai-for-weapons-b2692533.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/business/google-drops-pledge-not-to-use-ai-for-weapons-b2692533.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

Toni AittoniemiWe regretfully have good reasons to not trust these companies with upholding our <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> or the values of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedom</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#equality</a> any longer.Even the platform I am writing this document on, <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a>, owned by Alphabet inc, might choose any day to simply erase it or make links to it become unresponsive, no doubt claiming “mistake” or “glitch” but never returning my calls.4/

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"The cases against <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> were losers from the start, & the courts seemed pretty clear on that. But both Meta and soon (if not already) ExTwitter will “settle” the cases funneling many millions of dollars directly to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>.It’s hard to see this as anything other than a pathway to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a>. Presidents can just sue <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> properties... and then the companies all “settle” the cases, funneling millions of dollars to the President." <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/30/meta-pays-trump-25m-protection-money-after-mar-a-lago-offer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/30/meta-pays-trump-25m-protection-money-after-mar-a-lago-offer/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a>

Adrian TombuI wrote a (messy) thing on our over reliance of US tech and how we can start to get some of our data back in European soil (or at least improve our data privacy) 🫡<a href="https://blog.otso.fr/2025-01-25-towards-european-sovereignty.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.otso.fr/2025-01-25-towards-european-sovereignty.html</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#europe</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bigtech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aws</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cloud</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

Free Software Foundation EuropeThe UK Competition and Markets Authority (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CMA</a>) has launched today a new investigation into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> under the Digital Markets Competition Code (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMCC</a>) to determine their strategic market status in mobile ecosystems, including operating systems, app stores, and mobile browsers.We welcome this as a step towards fairer markets where <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeviceNeutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeviceNeutrality</a> is the standard, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> its enabler.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-apple-and-googles-mobile-ecosystems" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-apple-and-googles-mobile-ecosystems</a>

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#google