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Gmail set to become even more intrusive

Séamus Bellamy
Jan 09, 2026
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Outside the world of open-source computing, it’s getting pretty hard to escape artificial intelligence being jammed down our throats for even the most banal tasks. Google’s Gmail was already awful — it watches what you type, what you buy, and who you correspond with, all in the name of monetization. Somehow, they’ve found a way to make it even worse: yo…

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