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As a sibling stated, the immediately noticeable effect is most, if not all, websites showing timestamps in utc0. I don't want to make such a strong statement a

As a sibling stated, the immediately noticeable effect is most, if not all, websites showing timestamps in utc0. I don't want to make such a strong statement as to wholly blame it on the fingerprint resistance setting, but within a week of turning it on, my Google account that I use for my Android devices had all payments suspended. As in, I could not buy anything from Google nor use their Pay service (not that I otherwise use it for everyday purchases). Until I gave them a photo of my ID. I finally reinstated my account last week after this happened over a half-year ago. I originally saw it as a fun experiment to see how long I could go without needing to buy anything in the spirit of deGoogling, but I decided at this point, just in case, that I'd rather not find myself in some sort of preventable, inconvenient tough-spot somewhere down the line (largely out of an uncertain sense of physical safety).

southerntofu 5y ago
> Until I gave them a photo of my ID. That's fucking nuts. Why did you even accept such a thing? Why is it ok for a private company to ask for your ID and keep a copy indefinitely?
- mavhc 5y ago
  When you want them to provide financial services
  - BuildTheRobots 5y ago
    or if you want to look at some pornography - at least that seems to be the way the UK is heading...
  - southerntofu 5y ago
    Google does financial services???? Why would you accept that? Don't you have a bank already? Sorry i'm trying not to judge but i seriously don't understand why we would give google even MORE power over our lives than they already have (too much).
    - zamadatix 5y ago
      For most people the convenience of Google Pay outweighs the risk that they won't be able to buy coffee with it one morning if their account gets suspended or that they'll be targeted coffee bean ads instead of other ads.
      - z3ncyberpunk 5y ago
        That's a personal problem. Your addiction to coffee is your own choice

southerntofu 5y ago

> Until I gave them a photo of my ID. That's fucking nuts. Why did you even accept such a thing? Why is it ok for a private company to ask for your ID and keep a copy indefinitely?

mavhc 5y ago
When you want them to provide financial services
- BuildTheRobots 5y ago
  or if you want to look at some pornography - at least that seems to be the way the UK is heading...
- southerntofu 5y ago
  Google does financial services???? Why would you accept that? Don't you have a bank already? Sorry i'm trying not to judge but i seriously don't understand why we would give google even MORE power over our lives than they already have (too much).
  - zamadatix 5y ago
    For most people the convenience of Google Pay outweighs the risk that they won't be able to buy coffee with it one morning if their account gets suspended or that they'll be targeted coffee bean ads instead of other ads.
    - z3ncyberpunk 5y ago
      That's a personal problem. Your addiction to coffee is your own choice