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Joined April 2025
Do you use eBay? Did you receive an email ‘Updates to our User Privacy Notice’. BEWARE. @eBay has opted you in to the use of YOUR data to train their AI models. eBay CHOSE not to highlight this in a seemingly boring & innocuous email. You can opt-out accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/a…
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And now you understand why people have “gluten intolerance” and why the average age of cancer diagnosis has plummeted.
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If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places: 1. The Main Switch This is the main setting Google shows you, but it's not the only one. Gmail (Desktop): ⚙️ Settings → See all settings → Smart features and personalization → Uncheck "Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet" → Save Changes. 2. The Hidden Switch Turning off the first setting isn't enough. Most people stop there. On the same settings page: Google Workspace smart features → Manage Workspace smart feature settings → Turn off both checkboxes → Save. Both settings need to be turned off. 3. Your Phone The settings don't always sync between devices, so check the Gmail app separately. Gmail app → Menu (☰) → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and personalization" → Confirm. 4. Delete Gemini History If you've used Gemini before, your chats may be saved, and some could be reviewed by humans. Go to myactivity.google.com/produc… → Turn off Gemini Apps Activity → Delete Activity → All Time. This removes your past Gemini chat history and stops future conversations from being saved. 5. Move Sensitive Emails Turning off Gmail's smart features helps, but for truly private emails, consider using a separate service. For medical, legal, or financial emails, use a free Tuta Mail account. It offers end-to-end encryption and doesn't use AI to scan your emails. Keep Gmail for newsletters, promotions, and less sensitive messages - if you must. More: tuta.com/blog/google-gemini-…
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DELETING YOUR BROWSING HISTORY DOESN'T DELETE YOUR BROWSING HISTORY. GOOGLE KEEPS ITS OWN COPY, TIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT, ON A PAGE MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER OPENED. HERE'S HOW TO WIPE ALL OF IT:
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If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
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Your WiFi router keeps a list of every site your devices visit. Most people have no idea it is there. Here is how to see yours and clear it:
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Most consumer WiFi routers do not log browsing history including sites visited, time spent, or visit counts, as they lack sufficient storage; any available logs typically show only IP addresses or domains on advanced models with optional features enabled. cnet.com/home/internet/… xda-developers.com/can-you-check-… lifewire.com/check-router-h…
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Belinda Lee, notoriety and tragedy, 1935-1961 #RankOrganisation #starlet #actress #RIP
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Any Labour VPN ban would be immediately reversed by a Restore Britain Government.
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“Ted, would you like to pretend to be in a shadow cabinet with me?”
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What?
The two old parties made housing unaffordable. Reform is now the home for aspirational young people. Simon has the real world experience to break the cycle of broken promises.
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Robert Jenrick was the Housing Secretary for more than two years in the previous Conservative government. gov.uk/government/peo…
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Bear is dead. I didn’t expect this… RIP
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HOW TO FIX YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IN 1 DAY
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We fall in love with 3 people over the course of our lifetime. Each one has a specific reason. Let me explain... Our First Love usually happens at a young age and we eventually grow distant or call it quits over the dumbest things. When you get older and more mature you look back and think it was not love. But it actually was.... It was love for what you knew love to be at that point in time. You have to always remember there are different depths of love. Now our 2nd Love and this is the hard one.... You get hurt when you fall in love with this person. This one teaches us lessons that we learn from and makes us stronger as a individual. This love includes a substantial amount of pain, betrayal, abuse, lies, and emotional damage. But believe it or not, this is the one where we grow the most. We realize what we truly know about love and what we don’t know about love. So now we put our walls up because we are extremely protective of what the future might hold for us when it comes to relationships. And naturally we become closed off, suspicious, very careful and slightly scared. But now we know exactly what we want out of a partner and what we definitely do not want. Our 3rd and final love. This one comes out of nowhere. No warning. No sign whatsoever. You don’t go looking for this love. It actually finds you. You can put up all the walls in the world, and they will come crashing down just as fast as you built them up in the first place. You’ll find yourself caring about that person without even trying. They look nothing like your usual type, but you get lost when you look in their eyes. You don't see any flaws. You see flawless imperfections. You find yourself telling them everything about you and what has molded you into the person you are today. You want a life with them. You want slow dances in the kitchen, you want walks on the beach under a starry night sky, you want to marry them and have beautiful children that resemble the both of you perfectly. And every night when you close your eyes before you go to sleep, you catch yourself praying to God and thanking him for the reasons why it has never worked out with anyone else before. ~ Cody Bret ✨🙌🏾💫
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Men without degrees built this.
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This puppy went viral for trying to raise a baby farm pig and some abandoned ducklings. Now this is how they nap together.
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A single drop of whiskey vs. millions of bacteria.
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Classic:
The more educated a population is, the less Republicans there are. That says everything you need to know.
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Better get your placard out soft lad
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IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail. You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models. You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations. Retweet so every is aware.
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Can’t imagine anyone objecting to this.
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