▲ 375 ▼ Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no (www.laptopmag.com) submitted 1 year ago by iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) What kind of backwater hospital/healthcare company uses chromebook I was at a specialist's office and noticed they were using Windows XP. This was 3 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Windows XP might be more secure soon than any machine running Gemini permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Privacy =/= Security. Windows XP might have good privacy (I would argue Windows 2000 is better for that, as it doesn't have Product Activation), but security is nonexistant in 2025 in either case. For malware, it's free real estate. permalink fedilink source parent [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago I did care before COVID, and the chromebooks were the safe option. Some sites had desktop computers available, but those had no antivirus and we logged into the admin account with full permissions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) What kind of backwater hospital/healthcare company uses chromebook I was at a specialist's office and noticed they were using Windows XP. This was 3 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Windows XP might be more secure soon than any machine running Gemini permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Privacy =/= Security. Windows XP might have good privacy (I would argue Windows 2000 is better for that, as it doesn't have Product Activation), but security is nonexistant in 2025 in either case. For malware, it's free real estate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Windows XP might be more secure soon than any machine running Gemini permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Privacy =/= Security. Windows XP might have good privacy (I would argue Windows 2000 is better for that, as it doesn't have Product Activation), but security is nonexistant in 2025 in either case. For malware, it's free real estate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Privacy =/= Security. Windows XP might have good privacy (I would argue Windows 2000 is better for that, as it doesn't have Product Activation), but security is nonexistant in 2025 in either case. For malware, it's free real estate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago I did care before COVID, and the chromebooks were the safe option. Some sites had desktop computers available, but those had no antivirus and we logged into the admin account with full permissions. permalink fedilink source parent