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By default, Android logs every app you use. You have to disable - bafflingly - features including saving locations in Google Maps and fully-functional voice rec
by theodric 6y ago
By default, Android logs every app you use. You have to disable - bafflingly - features including saving locations in Google Maps and fully-functional voice recognition to (supposedly) disable that behavior. What I'm saying is: don't look so surprised.
- AntiImperialist 6y ago"By default" is key here. Apple doesn't allow to change this at all, unless you do a hosts file hack.
- dpacmittal 6y agoWhy compare a phone OS which is much more tightly controlled to a desktop OS?
- lern_too_spel 6y agoYou seem to be confusing sharing "usage and diagnostics" with enabling location history.
- theodric 6y agoTurn off usage and diagnostics and try to save a location in Google Maps. Alternatively, open up the usage and diagnostics stats and see just how much they harvest. It's, frankly, a ridiculous non-sequitur on the part of Google.
- lern_too_spel 6y agoIt is already off. I've always had it off. I have multiple locations saved in Google Maps.
- theodric 6y agoWeb & App Activity Saves your activity on Google sites and apps, including associated info like location, to give you faster searches, better recommendations, and more personalized experiences in Maps, Search, and other Google services. https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068 https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068
- GekkePrutser 6y agoTrue but Apple markets itself as a privacy-first company. Google doesn't.