They can continue to use advertising to fund their services without being opaque about what exactly they're collecting and when. The two aren't mutually exclusi

They can continue to use advertising to fund their services without being opaque about what exactly they're collecting and when. The two aren't mutually exclusive and keeping services free isn't a compelling argument for breaches of privacy. Many people were surprised to find out Google was still tracking them even when location services were turned off, but only because they buried the option within the legal and TOS menu of their phone app instead of the separate privacy and location section[0]. These dark patterns are what surprise people. [0]: https://www.wired.com/story/google-location-tracking-turn-off/ https://www.wired.com/story/google-location-tracking-turn-of...