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For those who think that google locking arbitrarily your google account isn't fun enough... And also for those who reject adblockers and are happy to see googl

by cm2187 7y ago

For those who think that google locking arbitrarily your google account isn't fun enough... And also for those who reject adblockers and are happy to see google roaming through all their financial transactions (and health information [1]) [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-s-secret-project-nightingale-gathers-personal-health-data-on-millions-of-americans-11573496790?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=4 https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-s-secret-project-nightin...

kyrra 7y ago
For the health care data, Google goes through that data as it goes through any data that is hosted on GCP. Yes we are storing data for them and providing services ontop of it, but that is what cloud does. See: https://www.google.com/amp/s/cloudblog.withgoogle.com/topics/inside-google-cloud/our-partnership-with-ascension/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/cloudblog.withgoogle.com/topics... https://cloud.google.com/solutions/healthcare/ https://cloud.google.com/solutions/healthcare/ (I'm a Googler, opinions are my own)
mhb 7y ago
You mean like pretty much everyone who doesn't care that their Venmo transactions are public by default? Or so I've heard.
- beamatronic 7y ago
  What’s even worse is that to link Venmo to your bank account, you must share your bank credentials with Venmo!
  - ravenstine 7y ago
    You mean like when you hand a check to someone?
    - beamatronic 7y ago
      Bank login credentials
      - Karunamon 7y ago
        Strictly less harmful. At the two banks I've dealt with, the worst someone with login credentials would be able to do is view my transactions and move money between the accounts I already hold. Initiating any kind of transfer out requires knowing the entire account number, which the web interfaces hides, and would send me email warnings besides. Meanwhile, the account number alone is good enough to initiate a wire or EFT with no prior notice.
      - Rebelgecko 7y ago
        Unless that is a recent change, I don't think it's true. I connected Venmo to my bank with just routing and account numbers
imglorp 7y ago
They already have much of your financials. They buy them like everyone else that wants to know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/23/google-now-knows-when-you-are-at-a-cash-register-and-how-much-you-are-spending/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/23...
- raxxorrax 7y ago
  But they use "custom encryption technology" to solve a problem they have created themselves. I cannot see how you can not be happy about that. This is definitively not a lie or something.

by cm2187 7y ago

kyrra 7y ago

For the health care data, Google goes through that data as it goes through any data that is hosted on GCP. Yes we are storing data for them and providing services ontop of it, but that is what cloud does. See: https://www.google.com/amp/s/cloudblog.withgoogle.com/topics/inside-google-cloud/our-partnership-with-ascension/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/cloudblog.withgoogle.com/topics... https://cloud.google.com/solutions/healthcare/ https://cloud.google.com/solutions/healthcare/ (I'm a Googler, opinions are my own)

mhb 7y ago

You mean like pretty much everyone who doesn't care that their Venmo transactions are public by default? Or so I've heard.

beamatronic 7y ago
What’s even worse is that to link Venmo to your bank account, you must share your bank credentials with Venmo!
- ravenstine 7y ago
  You mean like when you hand a check to someone?
  - beamatronic 7y ago
    Bank login credentials
    - Karunamon 7y ago
      Strictly less harmful. At the two banks I've dealt with, the worst someone with login credentials would be able to do is view my transactions and move money between the accounts I already hold. Initiating any kind of transfer out requires knowing the entire account number, which the web interfaces hides, and would send me email warnings besides. Meanwhile, the account number alone is good enough to initiate a wire or EFT with no prior notice.
    - Rebelgecko 7y ago
      Unless that is a recent change, I don't think it's true. I connected Venmo to my bank with just routing and account numbers

imglorp 7y ago

They already have much of your financials. They buy them like everyone else that wants to know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/23/google-now-knows-when-you-are-at-a-cash-register-and-how-much-you-are-spending/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/23...

raxxorrax 7y ago
But they use "custom encryption technology" to solve a problem they have created themselves. I cannot see how you can not be happy about that. This is definitively not a lie or something.