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Use Gemini AI to send messages from someone else’s locked phone (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 1 day ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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thanks, Gemini power button!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQD2SSGO3JI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260720-use-gemini-ai-to-send-messages-from-someone-elses-locked-phone - podcast

time: 4 min 01 sec

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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 1 points 9 hours ago

More interested in exploits getting it to read aloud messages. That would be a huge blow to current two-factor implementations.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago

I'm assuming this doesn't work if the google/assisntant app has been disabled. Also not having a plan or a SIM card works lol, an unintended benefit for me.

[–] diz@awful.systems 2 points 23 hours ago

I just love how they are adding the absolutely fucking most stupid exploits ever to everything, and then trying to whitewash it with all that bs about Fable or whatever the fuck.