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Gemini in Chrome can now see exactly what you’re looking at on screen (tech.yahoo.com)
submitted 18 hours ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 35 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

Gemini is already creeping me out with all the personal information Google is injecting into the AI context. So far I've seen my name, location and if I remember right, which vehicle I drive. Who knows what else is in there. I use DDG whenever I can, but sometimes a Google search is the only way to actually find something, so I see the Gemini junk as I'm scrolling down.

Is there any way to have that info deleted and no longer collected or used by Google? Or is that kind of thing only for the lucky people in Europe?

EDIT: Found it here: https://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini?hl=en-US

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 20 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You can use startpage. It just proxies your searches to google, so you get the same results as a direct google search. I think you can also use !g on DDG.

[–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I'll have to try out !g, thanks a lot!

EDIT: Tried it and it just redirected to google.com. I was hoping it would have kept me on DDG for privacy and just presented a first page of results or something like that.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 32 minutes ago) (4 children)

I use DDG whenever I can, but sometimes a Google search is the only way to actually find something

Do you have an example of something you had to use Google for because you couldn't find it with DDG?

Edited to add, four replies later and no specific examples. I am not trying to shill for DDG or anything here, I'm trying to get real, specific examples.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

DDG's search is pretty bad

[–] Repelle@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I tried switching to ddg several times over the last decade or so and always gave up because of issues like this, especially with technical or obscure topics. Recently started paying for Kagi and do not have the same issues at all there. The results are good and nicely presented without ads. Of course, on the flip side it’s pretty expensive.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Not OP, but its true. There have been times I've searched and tweaked like 7 times. Go to google with my original text and its the first link. This is not common though.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 10 minutes ago

I'm really curious where things fall short for people. I haven't used Google for years at this point, and I don't miss it.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 13 hours ago

For me, I !g sometimes when I'm searching for specific gifs, and DDG isn't getting me the results I need. For the most part, that's it.