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What is the worst thing about G Play Services you can't turn off?
by hoschicz 10y ago
What is the worst thing about G Play Services you can't turn off?
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoProbably the fact that Google Play Services can update itself without your approval or consent, so Google can push any antiprivacy feature to your phone they want without your knowledge at any time. Play Services meets basically every definition of malware.
- TwoNineA 10y agoHyperbole much?
- Sir_Cmpwn 10y agoNot really. Strictly speaking Google Play Services is a rootkit. One that can be used remotely. And it contains heaps of invasive user tracking code. Is is pretty much malware.
- pjmlp 10y agoYet on geek kingdom, bad Microsoft pushing W10 telemetry on us, but Google is cool and doesn't do no evil.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoTo be fair though, it is important that we continue to pressure Microsoft about their telemetry practices as well. Microsoft's business doesn't depend on data collection, and they could very easily return to not mandatorily collecting it, but our voices on the issue have not been loud enough yet. (And actually, as I recently discovered, Microsoft won't allow you to submit feedback about their apps unless telemetry is enabled at the Enhanced or Full levels on their OSes.) But, I do agree that Google gets naturally positive response and Microsoft gets automatically negative response, even though many of their practices are quite similar.
- mememachine 10y agoGoogles much nmore threatening to privacy the way i see it.
- taneq 10y ago> Google is cool and doesn't do no evil. That expired in 2015.
- ionised 10y agoGenerally, people who say one is bad will say the other is bad too. The exceptions are brand fanatics.
- gjjrfcbugxbhf 10y agoI don't think many geeks think that anymore.
- home_boi 10y agoGenuine question, what user tracking is there that isn't opt out?
- a3n 10y agoHow would I know for sure?
- Oletros 10y agoJust look at his comment history
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoMy comment history will reflect a persistent strong advocacy for privacy on the Internet. :) If you're going to follow me around here, please try to argue with my points rather than insinuating something about my character.
- sametmax 10y agoThe fact that everything you do is linked to a google account.
- crdoconnor 10y agoI blocked mine from using body sensors, microphone and camera and it now complains that it needs them whenever I fire up the gmail app. It doesn't. Gmail works fine. It still whinges though.
- antocv 10y agoSoftware which nags and annoys the user is malware.
- NoGravitas 10y agoBesides the security issues that other people will talk about, it's huge in terms of both RAM usage and storage, so if you have a low-end phone, that's quite significant. It can also be a major battery consumer.