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Would you bet your life on it? Because that's what we're talking about here in some instances. You're asking people to bet their life on the fact that a theoc
by Teever 4y ago
Would you bet your life on it?
Because that's what we're talking about here in some instances. You're asking people to bet their life on the fact that a theocratic government won't be able to compel Google to give up location data for the purposes of punishing people for what the state says is murder.
So would you bet your life on it?
- ChadNauseam 4y ago> Because that's what we're talking about here in some instances You have to opt-in to location history, and it seems to me Google is trying to act in good faith by automatically deleting information that might be sensitive. Who are we asking to bet their lives? People who don't feel like turning off their phone before going to the clinic and have opted-in to location history?
- Teever 4y agoIsn't location history tied to other, very basic features to compel people to use it? And I just accepted a software update on my Pixel phone a couple of days ago and found that it had reset my default apps for browsing and music playing -- what are the odds that Google will surreptitiously do the same to my location tracking consent?
- hn_throwaway_99 4y agoI basically "bet my life on it" every time I take an Uber with some random driver where neither I, nor Uber, has much data about their driving ability beyond recent accident/ticket history. I think the real risk to my life is about 1000 times worse in a car than some diaphanous threat of a future evil government, and I trust Google about 1000 times more than I trust some Uber (or Lyft or taxi) driver.