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Because if you don't want Google analysing what you do on the internet, of course you're going to trust a Google-supplied add-on to manage that in your interest

Because if you don't want Google analysing what you do on the internet, of course you're going to trust a Google-supplied add-on to manage that in your interests, and not in Google's. Wat?

Jensson 3y ago
If it didn't do what was advertised someone would have already posted it here, it isn't that hard to analyze these things.
- Karellen 3y ago
  The current initial version might very well be innocuous. Are you going to analyze every update? Or even remember to check online to find the results of someone else's analysis of every update? Or do you trust Google to never change their priorities with regards to how this extension operates?
  - chii 3y ago
    On the other hand, they already own chrome. There's no need to try sneak something into an addon, when they could've done the same in chrome.
  - Gigablah 3y ago
    Now apply your argument to “random anonymous person” or “small startup”.
  - ianlevesque 3y ago
    Not a googler but sometimes the paranoia on this forum is really over the top. Even in the barren privacy wasteland that is the United States you can’t provide a product that is advertised as an opt out mechanism and then make it not do that! Even burying that in the terms of service won’t fly. They would have to just discontinue it.
    - SenAnder 3y ago
      Google records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. - https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb Google Sued by D.C., States Over Tracking Despite Opt-Outs - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/google-sued-by-d-c-over-claims-users-tracked-despite-opt-outs https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/goog... Apple, Google Both Track Mobile Telemetry Data, Despite Users Opting Out - https://threatpost.com/google-apple-track-mobile-opting-out/165147 https://threatpost.com/google-apple-track-mobile-opting-out/... They lie and break the law to profit at your expense and harm you. Treat them accordingly.
      - ianlevesque 3y ago
        It looks like they’re taking public heat every time there’s even a minor violation here? This seems to be working as intended to me.
        SenAnder 3y ago
        Unless it puts a stop to the spying, it's not working as intended, no.
  - Jensson 3y ago
    > Or even remember to check online to find the results of someone else's analysis of every update? I don't need to, if they changed it then it would go to the top of HN for a day at least. That is much better than some random extension creator that can sell it to a malicious actor at any point, that isn't news so would likely go under my radar.

Because if you don't want Google analysing what you do on the internet, of course you're going to trust a Google-supplied add-on to manage that in your interests, and not in Google's. Wat?

Jensson 3y ago

If it didn't do what was advertised someone would have already posted it here, it isn't that hard to analyze these things.

Karellen 3y ago
The current initial version might very well be innocuous. Are you going to analyze every update? Or even remember to check online to find the results of someone else's analysis of every update? Or do you trust Google to never change their priorities with regards to how this extension operates?
- chii 3y ago
  On the other hand, they already own chrome. There's no need to try sneak something into an addon, when they could've done the same in chrome.
- Gigablah 3y ago
  Now apply your argument to “random anonymous person” or “small startup”.
- ianlevesque 3y ago
  Not a googler but sometimes the paranoia on this forum is really over the top. Even in the barren privacy wasteland that is the United States you can’t provide a product that is advertised as an opt out mechanism and then make it not do that! Even burying that in the terms of service won’t fly. They would have to just discontinue it.
  - SenAnder 3y ago
    Google records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. - https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb Google Sued by D.C., States Over Tracking Despite Opt-Outs - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/google-sued-by-d-c-over-claims-users-tracked-despite-opt-outs https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/goog... Apple, Google Both Track Mobile Telemetry Data, Despite Users Opting Out - https://threatpost.com/google-apple-track-mobile-opting-out/165147 https://threatpost.com/google-apple-track-mobile-opting-out/... They lie and break the law to profit at your expense and harm you. Treat them accordingly.
    - ianlevesque 3y ago
      It looks like they’re taking public heat every time there’s even a minor violation here? This seems to be working as intended to me.
      - SenAnder 3y ago
        Unless it puts a stop to the spying, it's not working as intended, no.
- Jensson 3y ago
  > Or even remember to check online to find the results of someone else's analysis of every update? I don't need to, if they changed it then it would go to the top of HN for a day at least. That is much better than some random extension creator that can sell it to a malicious actor at any point, that isn't news so would likely go under my radar.