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75. I have a Android Samsung but I don't know about Apple.

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:18 PM

Jun 18

Maybe I should have mentioned that in the OP but didn't know how the code shows on Apple phones. And yes, on my Android phone, "Select your account" is not a menu option. It has to be showing the xxxxxxxx@gmail.com tag (one or many on top of each other if the user has many different accounts).

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum for hopefully get answers to other questions I can't answer
The Computer Help and Support forum:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1095

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(Re: Sneaky AI enslavement) If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. [View all] Justice matters. Jun 17 OP

People should do this ASAP. dalton99a Jun 17 #1

I have a proton.me account. This post should be shared with EVERYONE you care about. Maru Kitteh Jun 17 #2

Yep. I switched to Proton too for that reason. n/t CousinIT Jun 17 #5

+1. Proton email is legit. dalton99a Jun 17 #6

I have a gmail account but rarely use it. LogDog75 Jun 17 #3

Marking for later. yardwork Jun 17 #4

Thank you for posting Raven123 Jun 17 #7

Thanks for this info, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 17 #8

Thank you!!! Scrivener7 Jun 17 #9

Bookmarking. n/t area51 Jun 17 #10

How is this a threat to our privacy? SSJVegeta Jun 17 #11

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Jun 18 #67

Thanks! I also just got Google ai to explain how Google ai is a threat to privacy lol SSJVegeta Jun 18 #70

Thank you for this link!! I will re-edit the OP to include it. n/t Justice matters. Jun 18 #73

Thanks for this. NNadir Jun 17 #12

Thanks for the heads-up! GiqueCee Jun 17 #13

Thanks. Bookmarked. c-rational Jun 17 #14

I had smart reply turned off but not the others nuxvomica Jun 17 #15

bookmarking to send my son in law and maybe he can do it for me. nt orleans Jun 17 #16

KNR and bookmarking. Thank you. I just recently noticed ai crap niyad Jun 17 #17

Thanks for this! CapnSteve Jun 17 #18

You used your Superpowers for good today. Thank you. ... aggiesal Jun 17 #19

This is one way that AI is used for nefarious purposes. patphil Jun 17 #20

I have a gmail acct, but I go through the web address, should I do anything different? irisblue Jun 17 #21

Kick, and... Justice matters. Jun 17 #29

Thx irisblue Jun 17 #30

Same question here. (And redo after updates?) TommyT139 Jun 17 #31

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Jun 18 #69

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Jun 18 #68

This is great info - THANKS! FakeNoose Jun 17 #22

Many thanks for this post!!!! alwaysinasnit Jun 17 #23

I would surmise... purr-rat beauty Jun 17 #24

Yeah but Sergei has already give the GOP fraud and corruption crime family Akakoji Jun 17 #42

So bookmarked. Prairie_Seagull Jun 17 #25

Rotten bastards! 🤬 SheltieLover Jun 17 #26

Thanks! Saving for later. yellow dahlia Jun 17 #27

replying for easy retrieval (nt) ret5hd Jun 17 #28

Checked everything on my laptop and the settings were already off. Talitha Jun 17 #32

Thank you, and bookmarked. GoodRaisin Jun 17 #33

The problem is that most people don't care. They give away their privacy to anyone and everyone Wonder Why Jun 17 #34

Thanks BaronChocula Jun 17 #35

Done, thank you!! debsy Jun 17 #36

Google AI categorically denies this.... reACTIONary Jun 17 #37

Thank you, but who's to say they are not... lying? (for profits) Justice matters. Jun 17 #38

Well, two observations.... reACTIONary Jun 17 #40

Well they have lost a few privacy lawsuits in the past. progressoid Jun 18 #63

Maybe this will be one more... reACTIONary Jun 18 #65

Ty much! sprinkleeninow Jun 17 #39

Where? Akakoji Jun 17 #41

KnR Alice Kramden Jun 17 #43

Thanks for this information! stage left Jun 18 #44

Bookmarking for later iemanja Jun 18 #45

Thank you for the info, I'm bookmarking this. 👍nt Raine Jun 18 #46

YEAH, I've HEARD that Gmail spys on my emails to train their A.I.---- Jack Valentino Jun 18 #47

Do these directions apply to iPhone? I have none of these options in my GMail app. Lonestarblue Jun 18 #48

Link to the Computer Help and Support forum: Justice matters. Jun 18 #71

Thank you! Lonestarblue Jun 18 #79

This is not all that new Gum Logger Jun 18 #49

Mine have been fixed for a long time. Liberal In Texas Jun 18 #50

k&r rpannier Jun 18 #51

Thank you for this. VERY useful. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jun 18 #52

Thanks but Android doesn't have Menu (☰ → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and pers CurtEastPoint Jun 18 #53

iPhone doesn't either Ziggy Beans Jun 18 #55

thanks...on Android I don't see 'smart features' there. CurtEastPoint Jun 18 #57

I don't have the answer but check the link in my reply 72 below if it can help. n/t Justice matters. Jun 18 #74

I have Android on my phone and it does have these switches Justice matters. Jun 18 #72

thanks, will investigate! CurtEastPoint Jun 18 #78

Thanks, but I'm not sure your app instructions are correct Ziggy Beans Jun 18 #54

I have a Android Samsung but I don't know about Apple. Justice matters. Jun 18 #75

Thank you Justice matters. Did them all! Bookmarked. Clouds Passing Jun 18 #56

Thanks. I'll check this later. . . Journeyman Jun 18 #58

Thank you Wild blueberry Jun 18 #59

What if I use an Outlook client for email instead of a Web browser? DBoon Jun 18 #60

I use thunderbird as my email client for gmail accounts.... reACTIONary Jun 18 #66

I don't know the answer so I post the link to the DU forum about technical issues. Justice matters. Jun 18 #76

The answer is that the Google email server... reACTIONary Jun 18 #80

Ok, thank you. Justice matters. Friday #81

If you're looking in the google browser Quanto Magnus Jun 18 #61

I have a gmail accoubt, but i don't use it for anything important, so I mzy just get rid of it. ShazzieB Jun 18 #64

Thanks for the heads up. However, when I checked my desktop gmail settings, all the smart features were Martin68 Jun 18 #62

I don't know the answers but maybe DUers know all of them at: Justice matters. Jun 18 #77

The settings on my iPhone gmail app also not set to smart functions. So the default was not for smart functions. Martin68 Friday #82

Bookmarking! Good info: GOOGLE AI & gmail liberalla Wednesday #83