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Another xoogler here. iPhones are quite popular among Googlers, but probably not out of proportion to their demographic. Personally I stopped using almost every

Another xoogler here. iPhones are quite popular among Googlers, but probably not out of proportion to their demographic. Personally I stopped using almost every Google product after I got to see what android collects. I won a Google home max in an internal contest and immediately gave it away. I have an Alexa. It's true that Google product decisions often have a vocal opposition inside the company, but product managers are adept at ignoring criticism.

l2silver 5y ago
Well that's comforting
samspenc 5y ago
Doesn't Alexa collect the same amount of information as Google Home or other "smart products"? I'm not pro-Google or Amazon (quite the opposite actually), I just don't use any "smart" products (expect for smartphones which I can't avoid) due to the amount of tracking on all of them.
JSONderulo 5y ago
You heard it right there folks. Another reason to de-google.
- op00to 5y ago
  I don’t know if I will take the advice of someone’s degoogling consists of getting an Alexa device…
- perfopt 5y ago
  I can degoogle except for gmail and maps. Apple Maps in my country sucks. There are no good alternatives to Google Maps. Gmail - I have too much stuff there to move away.
  - Viliam1234 5y ago
    OpenStreetMap? Could you create a new mail account and gradually stop using the old one, and keep it only as an archive of old messages?
    - perfopt 5y ago
      Online directions and traffic congestion indication was not available.
      - habi 5y ago
        Take a look at MagicEarth, which provides both, based on OpenStreetMap data: https://www.magicearth.com/ https://www.magicearth.com/
  - peakaboo 5y ago
    Gmail is the easiest to replace by far. You can copy everything to Fastmail in hours and be done.
znpy 5y ago
I must say, I appreciate the honesty.
- Calvin02 5y ago
  I'm curious.. did the fallacious argument play into your understanding of "honesty" here? OP: I don't use Google products because Google collects a lot of data. Also OP: I use Amazon Echo instead. Setting aside whether or not OP even works at Google, did you ask yourself: what basis does OP have to suggest that Amazon or Apple don't collect similar amounts of data? Feel free to ignore me and not let confirmation bias get in the way of your pitchfork!
omosubi 5y ago
What does Android collect?
meremortals 5y ago
Please give us an idea what Android collects
gaws 5y ago
> I stopped using almost every Google product after I got to see what android collects. > I have an Alexa. You think Amazon products are any better?
zepearl 5y ago
> I won a Google home max in an internal contest and immediately gave it away. I have an Alexa. That made me laugh :)

l2silver 5y ago

Well that's comforting

samspenc 5y ago

Doesn't Alexa collect the same amount of information as Google Home or other "smart products"? I'm not pro-Google or Amazon (quite the opposite actually), I just don't use any "smart" products (expect for smartphones which I can't avoid) due to the amount of tracking on all of them.

JSONderulo 5y ago

You heard it right there folks. Another reason to de-google.

op00to 5y ago
I don’t know if I will take the advice of someone’s degoogling consists of getting an Alexa device…
perfopt 5y ago
I can degoogle except for gmail and maps. Apple Maps in my country sucks. There are no good alternatives to Google Maps. Gmail - I have too much stuff there to move away.
- Viliam1234 5y ago
  OpenStreetMap? Could you create a new mail account and gradually stop using the old one, and keep it only as an archive of old messages?
  - perfopt 5y ago
    Online directions and traffic congestion indication was not available.
    - habi 5y ago
      Take a look at MagicEarth, which provides both, based on OpenStreetMap data: https://www.magicearth.com/ https://www.magicearth.com/
- peakaboo 5y ago
  Gmail is the easiest to replace by far. You can copy everything to Fastmail in hours and be done.

znpy 5y ago

I must say, I appreciate the honesty.

Calvin02 5y ago
I'm curious.. did the fallacious argument play into your understanding of "honesty" here? OP: I don't use Google products because Google collects a lot of data. Also OP: I use Amazon Echo instead. Setting aside whether or not OP even works at Google, did you ask yourself: what basis does OP have to suggest that Amazon or Apple don't collect similar amounts of data? Feel free to ignore me and not let confirmation bias get in the way of your pitchfork!

omosubi 5y ago

What does Android collect?

meremortals 5y ago

Please give us an idea what Android collects

gaws 5y ago

> I stopped using almost every Google product after I got to see what android collects. > I have an Alexa. You think Amazon products are any better?

zepearl 5y ago

> I won a Google home max in an internal contest and immediately gave it away. I have an Alexa. That made me laugh :)