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One can only assume that GOOG is still collecting/inferring device location whenever possible, and putting the pieces together on the back end to paint a broade
by semolino 2y ago
One can only assume that GOOG is still collecting/inferring device location whenever possible, and putting the pieces together on the back end to paint a broader picture of the user.
Removing the user-facing feature that shows all this collected data is akin to the classic tech company manoeuvre of adding an "isDeleted" attribute to data, hiding it, and keeping it in the 'base when a client requests to delete something. Out of sight, out of mind!
- surajrmal 2y agoBy removing the user facing features like this, wouldn't it become challenging to comply with gdpr while still collecting this information?
- semolino 2y agoYes, certainly, but Google only needs to appear that they are complying with GDPR. Their incentive is still to collect as much information as possible for their advertising partners. There are many loopholes for a company to use and sell location data while claiming it stays on users' devices, or remains encrypted while kept on company servers.