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I mean, Private, Security, and Efficiency may not be so orthogonal if you consider what sort of data collection is desired for ad targeting, its basically every
by bfrog 4y ago
I mean, Private, Security, and Efficiency may not be so orthogonal if you consider what sort of data collection is desired for ad targeting, its basically everything. What apps are installed, which are used most, when? where? Which bluetooth and wifi devices are nearby?
Truly the data scraping could be enormous, needing resources and lots of them.
- gpt5 4y agoData collection is not the reason that Android is a bloated mess.
- MBCook 4y agoJohn Gruber (yes, an Apple person) recently re-voiced the opinion that Google seems to have lost interest in Android and I keep coming back to it. Yes it exists, they add features. But they used to trumpet it a ton, add tons of new stuff. Try to keep expanding it like to tablets and other things. Now it’s basically phones, they don’t seem to try anymore on tablets. Phone makers come up with the new things (like folding) not Google. It sort of seems more reactive than proactive. I don’t know. I’m sort of spitballing as someone who doesn’t follow Android closely.
- andrewinardeer 4y agoIf I recall properly, Google adapted Android for folding screens prior to Samsung's release of their Z series.