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> I agree with the outrage over FB, but I'm surprised that thus far Google has mostly skated by without too much scrutiny from the general media. Google has be
by CharlesColeman 8y ago
> I agree with the outrage over FB, but I'm surprised that thus far Google has mostly skated by without too much scrutiny from the general media.
Google has been smarter by being much more low-key about their data collection and potential privacy problems. Facebook's attitude has been so blatantly sleazy, self-serving, and user-hostile that they've made themselves a magnet for negative attention.
Though Google may catch up, due to their questionable permission requirements for some of their apps (e.g. you must enable all the tracking just to use voice commands with Android Auto).
- lotu 8y agoAs of Android 6.0 they use the Apple permission model where the app doesn't ask at install time, but at run time and has be able to deal with the permission being denied.
- CharlesColeman 8y agoI know, I have Android. They will disable features until you give them some over-broad permission or enable tracking on your account. Another example is Google Maps won't let you use its "home address" feature without enabling "Web and App" activity tracking. They've also worked around their own permissions model. Google Play Services demands a massive amount of permissions, and will yell and scream and try to scare you if you take them away. IIRC, a lot of Google's own privacy invasions are conducted indirectly using that library.