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Untrue, people are paying serious money for their Android phones. OEMs too pay Google. So customers are not 'demanding' anything for free. But that doesn't sto
by throw2016 8y ago
Untrue, people are paying serious money for their Android phones. OEMs too pay Google. So customers are not 'demanding' anything for free.
But that doesn't stop Google's insatiable need for personal data and stalking people. Android is designed to leak like a sieve.
And this is yet another example for those who continue to make the false argument that if customers paid surveillance would go away. On the contrary companies will then make money from both sources.
This 'free' is not demanded by anybody but is the business model of some startups to gain market share. The fact that there are no regulations means they can operate without any ethical constraints.
- stjohnswarts 8y agoAndroid does not leak like a sieve. All you have to do is not use Google services. There are plenty of others if you're willing to pay a little bit. Or pay for GSuite and they turn the tracking off. Nothing in this world is free except a mother's love.
- blub 8y agoThe only thing you have to do is uninstall the Google apps you mean, handicapping your phone. The Android platform itself is designed to siphon as much data as possible: contacts, pictures, locations, wifi hotspot information, etc. If you think that you can avoid Google's greed for data just by not using GMail you are way way behind in the game and your misleading comment is harming others which might now feel safe using what is essentially a very evolved spyware OS. Sure, Google are nice and won't steal your credit card number and purchase stuff with it. They just take every bit of info they can get their hands on.