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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
by 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 agoGoogle 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 agoIt 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 agoUnless it puts a stop to the spying, it's not working as intended, no.