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> your data shipped off to a company that knows how to use it against you OK I hate Google as much as the next guy but that's just ridiculous. In what way does

> your data shipped off to a company that knows how to use it against you OK I hate Google as much as the next guy but that's just ridiculous. In what way does Google use your data against you? How would that be profitable? I guess you might consider targeted ads as being assault against you?

digging 3y ago
> I guess you might consider targeted ads as being assault against you? I'm not OP, but yeah I kind of do. See also: police and government agencies buying personal data, which they Totally Only Use For Good Guy Stuff I Promise.
- readams 3y ago
  Did you know that Apple also uses your data to target ads to you?
  - digging 3y ago
    ...Yes?
GeekyBear 3y ago
> In what way does Google use your data against you? Ever been in the vicinity of a crime being committed by someone else? > Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of all U.S. warrants that Google receives. https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/google-geofence-warrants/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/google-geofence-warrants/ Like this guy, for instance. > Based on faulty location data from Google, Avondale police arrested an innocent 23-year-old man and accused him of a crime punishable by death. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/google-geofence-location-data-avondale-wrongful-arrest-molina-gaeta-11426374 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/google-geofence-locatio...