> I'm not saying that Google is evil. Google probably isn't evil, but is getting naughty. On Android, they make it so difficult to avoid data collection. One

> I'm not saying that Google is evil. Google probably isn't evil, but is getting naughty. On Android, they make it so difficult to avoid data collection. One example, which frustrated me yesterday: To access the Play store on Android, you need to enable background data sync. The problem is, there is no indication of what that background data is, and how do I turn it on only for the Play store. The UI is so designed that you can only enable or disable sync for all of Android, and clicking on a given app's name starts syncing that app automatically (there is no confirmation and there is no toggle to turn it off for that particular app).