Comment on You're not alone: This email from Google's Gemini team is concerning

• EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Problem is that if you have a critical application (like banking) that relies on Google services you’re SOL.

  It’s Apple or Google at that point.

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  • flightyhobler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Just use the websites instead of the apps.

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    • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      But then you can’t tap to pay with your phone.

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      • flightyhobler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Well then I guess you will have to sell your soul to the devil for those extra seconds of convenience

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  • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    "“Do you guys not have laptops?”

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  • oppy1984@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    GrapheneOS can sandbox apps to use the Google services only with permitted apps.

    Note I don’t actually have a GrapheneOS capable phone at the moment, but I’ve been getting familiar with it in hopes of switching soon, so I’m just relaying what I’ve read.

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    • percent@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You guys are really making me consider GrapheneOS.

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      • bilb@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Its what made me buy a pixel phone.

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