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I am sincerely not trying to be flippant, but can you just opt out then? I've set up a lot of Android phones, so I know that the entirety location services is e
by itp 10y ago
I am sincerely not trying to be flippant, but can you just opt out then? I've set up a lot of Android phones, so I know that the entirety location services is explained with a clear opportunity to opt out at setup (plus, of course, you can always change your answer).
And in maps specifically, there is incredibly fine grained control over location history (controlled per device), you can retroactively delete location history individually or over entire time ranges. Plus you can control all of the individual notification types (e.g. disallow questions about your experience at restaurants you have visited).
Because honestly, so long as I retain the ability to decide when and if, this is the future I and others want.
- amq 10y agoI would prefer opt-in.
- itp 10y agoFair point, although I suspect the counterargument centers around the reduction in participation in an opt-in system. I wonder if something like a global "privacy" toggle could work -- a way to indicate what your own personal preferences for default behavior are. Apps would default sensitive features to the global toggle, while allowing specific overrides in either direction.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoOf course the argument is reduction in participation... but that's fine. People should not be default-assumed to want to be stalked by Google. They should be prohibited from doing so, and be forced, like every other business, to seek informed interest in their product.
- kefka 10y agoThen every time you: 1. Install something 2. Uninstall something 3. Open Chrome 4. Open Any other Google App 5. Turn GPS on 6. Turn GPS off expect a nag requesting permission to track you. See, now, to get the nags to go away, you gave up your rights. But you know, you "gave permission"...
- ionised 10y ago> Fair point, although I suspect the counterargument centers around the reduction in participation in an opt-in system. That's not a counter-argument, that's whining that you can't have everything you want without deceptive practices.
- tonfa 10y agoIsn't it already opt-in? iirc you're always presented a screen asking you if you want to enable location history.
- itp 10y agoI think (s)he's right in pointing out that while location services as a whole has an initial prompt (I believe the default value is on, but you do have an opportunity to change it), the individual features in e.g. maps are default opt-in after install (and you have to navigate settings to turn them off).