alt Hacker NewsIf they switch mostly for privacy reason, then starting using Gemini might be counter productive as Google might learn far more about the end-user than if they just did some basic search on any other Android devices. To enable Gemini, one was to accept some crazy T&C and accept that Google collects an incredible amount of personal data.
I prefer to use intermediaries like Kagi Assistant, thanks to the strict privacy conditions of the API and the mixing of queries from thousands of users.
I mean... yes? But I really don't think there is any 'irony' here. The author clearly stated:
> It’s thanks to them that we even have the option of at least partially freeing ourselves from Google (Android) and Apple (iOS)
partially. And I do think they successfully did this. Asking Gemini questions when you really have something to ask is very different from integrating your whole digital life with Google.