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This is the second suit from this firm that seems to be formed on an incredibly weak and intentionally misleading argument. Here: the user turns off data colle
by gundmc 6y ago
This is the second suit from this firm that seems to be formed on an incredibly weak and intentionally misleading argument.
Here: the user turns off data collection from Google services, but third party apps use a Google Cloud offering to collect analytics (which Google cannot access).
Previously: I launched Chrome in incognito mode, but when I log into Google it records my activity.
Given the article's mention of Oracle as a client, it seems likely this is part of Oracle's continued smear campaign against Google. Keeping a stream of negative headlines regardless of substance, especially as the big Supreme Court case looms.
- shadowgovt 6y agoOh wow; I missed they were the same firm. I was intentionally leaning away from linking the two cases too closely so as not to foment a conspiracy theory, but "Two cases from the same firm" isn't conspiracy; it's just strategy.
- pd33 6y agoParts of Firebase do share data with Google that Google can access and use. https://firebase.google.com/policies/analytics https://firebase.google.com/policies/analytics
- gundmc 6y agoI'm not seeing anything that obviously supports your statement in that link, but I may be missing something. Could you quote the relevant section?
- gundmc 6y agoI'm outside the edit window, but this page [1] looks more relevant. App owners can opt in to sharing additional data with Google for use in things such as spam prevention. It is off by default. [1] https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/6383877?hl=en https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/6383877?hl=en