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Does google actually save this payment information for use in subsequent transactions? Or is it just used as part of the age verification process?
by cmckn 5y ago
Does google actually save this payment information for use in subsequent transactions? Or is it just used as part of the age verification process?
- cute_boi 5y agoShould we even guess? Google is already trying hard to store payment information filled in form.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoChrome will save credit card data on request, it’s incredibly convenient if you do a lot of online food ordering.
- Drdrdrq 5y agoConvenience is often the biggest enemy of privacy.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoThe current system where we can choose between security and convenience is good enough for me. I loath those who would take that choice away from me.
- Drdrdrq 5y agoFirst of all, I said privacy, not security. Huge difference. That aside, I am not advocating for less choice, merely observing that in many cases users willingly give up their privacy (or other rights) for convenience. Your reaction to my observation actually proves my point.
- cute_boi 5y agoYes "Google seems to have signed me up for Google Pay without asking" https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1504079288051589120 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1504079288051589120 This was on hacker news.
- dudul 5y agoThe answer to "does Google save X?" is "yes" for all possible values of X.
- AlexCoventry 5y agoIn the article, someone from google claims the data will be deleted as soon as it has been used for verification, FWIW.
- jotm 5y agoI'll guess that they will be using an automated system, i.e. no human eyes involved. Which isn't that much better, I guess. I'd say it's best to photoshop the info/photo, because "deleting" the photo doesn't mean they won't scrape it first.
- dessant 5y agoThey are lying. I have recently verified my age on YouTube with a credit card, and they've created a payments profile without my consent. I have discovered what happened a couple of weeks later when I've signed up for Google Cloud and my payment data was already listed in the form of a payments profile that could be selected.