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Came here to say exactly this. Why even make a fuss about it? Bro, do you even NAT? The argument is Google can record what you're sending your Chromecast. W
by brandeded 8y ago
Came here to say exactly this. Why even make a fuss about it? Bro, do you even NAT?
The argument is Google can record what you're sending your Chromecast. Well, (sorry for the crudeness) no shit... You're using Google hardware. If you're going to act like the DoD and not use Huawei switches, then don't use Huawei switches.
If you so choose, you must look at Google as malevolent as the US DoD would see an attacking nation state, and actively do things about it (like not buy their hardware). Otherwise, shut yo trap.
- mthoms 8y agoCool, I'll be sure to tell my mother-in-law that if she's concerned about her privacy, she just needs to use NAT "bro".
- growse 8y agoTell her that if she's worried about Google spying on her, it's probably best not buy a Google-made device with Google-owned software on it transmitting usage data back to Google.
- mthoms 8y agoThis may be fair for "free" service like search. It gets way more complicated when the consumer is (a) paying for the device, (b) paying for the content they consume and (c) paying for the bandwidth it uses. All I have to do now is explain to my mother-in-law that she hasn't paid "enough". I'm sure she'll totally understand.
- deagle50 8y agoThis is what I've been telling my friends and family after I gave up trying to improve their network setup. At some point you have to take a stand and stop trying to have it both ways.
- andoriyu 8y agoSo to be clear, you think google MUST use 8.8.8.8 on its own chromecast device in order to spy on your mother-in-law? A more plausible version - google knows most of the people use shitty ISP provided DNS servers, so instead it's using faster DNS that wouldn't inject shit as your ISP will. EDIT: never mind. It's for ads.