Post by @eff@mastodon.social

In the case of Google Search, the company has a history of rolling out new "features" that are less helpful to the searcher and more designed to keep you and your data within the Google ecosystem. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/google-summaries-arent-about-ai-theyre-about-lock

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Google Summaries Aren't About AI, They're About Lock-In

Every time you see a feature like this, no matter what it is called or what "new" technology they claim fuels it, remember that it is Google's monetary incentives that drive the decisions and not necessarily the tech itself.

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Tillman Reuter

@tillmanreuter@ecoevo.social 11 min. ago

@eff #notanecosystem

Th3G3ntl3m4n

@Th3G3ntl3m4n@mstdn.social 8 hr. ago

@eff

Google is a fucking plague upon humanity.

Every time one uses that search engine, it tracks, traces, and logs everything you do, and everywhere you go. And that was BEFORE they added these "AI Features."

FFS! People.Stop using it.

Here's a way better, and safer alternative.

https://duckduckgo.com/

DuckDuckGo Lite: Fast, Lightweight Private Search

The lightest weight version of DuckDuckGo private search. Loads fast on slow connections and compatible with text-based browsers.