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Here's my controversial post of the day: I'm okay with Google trampling on my rights, in exchange for the things it gives. Personalized search results, better

by pen2l 6y ago

Here's my controversial post of the day: I'm okay with Google trampling on my rights, in exchange for the things it gives. Personalized search results, better ad hoc translation, all of these things work well only because they have my data. And for me, I like these things enough that I'm perfectly okay with the trade.

blinkingled 6y ago
In this case however the transcription is done fully offline on device - that is why it is so fast. Yes Google may have trampled on your voicemail data and 411 calls to create a model that works so amazingly well across different accents and languages - but it is forgivable in this case given how good and useful it is!
burkaman 6y ago
> And for me The controversy is that you don't get to choose. It is extremely hard to avoid giving your data to Google if you don't want to make that trade. You can't use an Android phone, you can't use ubiquitous services like Google Search, Youtube, GMail, or Google Maps, you can't use any website without being sure to block Google Analytics, Adsense, reCaptcha, and whatever else they own. It's possible, but it's very hard, and requires constant vigilance. It is not a free choice in any meaningful sense.
WhyNotHugo 6y ago
> I'm okay with Google trampling on my rights, in exchange for the things it gives. That's fine, you're a consenting adult renouncing your right to privacy, and that's perfectly fine. The problem is, Google is trampling on the rights of _all_ users by default, without any consent (consent, by definition, must be an INFORMED choice).