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I legitimately think I've misunderstood your comment, because I'm not following. As I understand it, the anonymous data collection allows Google to improve the
by voxmatt 14y ago
I legitimately think I've misunderstood your comment, because I'm not following. As I understand it, the anonymous data collection allows Google to improve the maps, gather aggregate user data, etc., but is "anonymous." If you sign into a Google account, then they can track individual usage and better target ads. There's nothing particularly nefarious about this; Google does this with all their services, that's their business. Right?
- yanw 14y agoLocation data is anonymous regardless if you login afterward or not: http://support.google.com/gmm/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&topic=1617283&hlrm=nl&ctx=topic&answer=81874 http://support.google.com/gmm/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&top...
- cube13 14y agoSearches, starred locations, etc. are not, though. Arguably, those are more important than location data.
- yanw 14y agoYes, but they are also not as sensitive as location data and are very useful features.
- josephlord 14y agoWho says that they aren't as sensitive? Where I am going to can be just a sensitive as where I am and where I might be thinking about going could be even more sensitive. The feature may be useful and I'm not saying that it shouldn't be offered but I believe that your assertion that they aren't as sensitive is NOT universally true.