Don't forget that Apple worked with Google on the exposure notifications system in iOS.
Just in case you decided to trust Google with your privacy.
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Google Planning to Update iOS Apps With Privacy Labels Soon
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Don't forget that Apple worked with Google on the exposure notifications system in iOS.
Just in case you decided to trust Google with your privacy.
I still use facebook but Ive never filled and systematically ignore the "complete your profile" prompts, besides my email address Ive never filled school, work, telephone or address information... Ive never been "in a relationship" with someone, etc. In the end of course they're not so much a social network but a cross-referenced individual profile data gathering agency, Im sure they cross every bit of info and know more about us than we do. Even if you don't fill the profile.
Kabeyun
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Homme
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which btw is one of the best things the two company’s actually did together
though I think for googles part in regards to this collaboration they would respect privacy since they are working with Apple though (hopefully)
Ah, so you don't trust Google about privacy, until it comes time to give them full access to your health, interactions, and movement. And then somehow, that previous stance about them crumbles away.
Google was just waiting for Facebook to do it first, hoping people won’t fuss too much when they finally put up their label.
Maybe they paid FB to do it. They can’t risk the relationship with Apple.
Just like the memory hog chrome? By far google cloud was the biggest stinking pile of crap I ever had to use, their SDK's are terribly written. I've never thought I'll feel nostalgic about SAP, but they've managed to make me. Their softwares are poorly written, over-engineered, under-documented, and they constantly introduce breaking changes. Nowadays their only advantage comes for user adoption and accumulated data, not technological superiority.
I tried that to the extreme. Needed Facebook for specific forums/debates. Not to connect with friends. Filled in minimal info and ignored its attempts to get me connected with others. After a while they locked me out and only allowed me back in if I gave them my phone number. Two weeks later they forced me to upload a picture. Recently I should also provide a copy of my passport. That was not worth it so no more Facebook for me.
I can see how this is a two-edged sword. They’re fighting fake profiles which is good, but I’m not gonna give them my passport.
edit: fixed typo (Damn you small 6S screen)
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On Facebook forums they also limited the number of posts I could see and just asked me to add min 15 friends to see more. That’s the proof that you’re not the customer, but the product.
breather
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Kabeyun
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You’re invited to read the preceding article from the same day on the same topic, particularly this paragraph:
By comparison, the report notes that Google has updated several of its Android apps after December 8, including Google Maps on December 14, Google Duo on December 15, Gmail on December 16, and YouTube on December 21.
Just pointing out more facts & stuff
Labeno
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Since Google's business model is too collect your private information so they can monetize with advertising, doesn't it stand to reason that Google will find every loophole and unethical method to still collect your data even if you click the "Don't Track Me" button on the new Apple privacy dialog?
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Mike_Trivisonno
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Google has gone from being a very good search engine to a massive government-backed social control mechanism. I avoid their products like the plague...or the 'rona. lol. Google; the company named after a made-up word invented by a toddler.
Mike_Trivisonno
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I love eggs. Even if bound to a sword! Facebook is awful. Just another weird, government-backed digital ghetto used to amplify the latest social control programs intended to keep the plebs in line. Makes me yearn for the olden days when the internet was described as the "wild west". Now the politicians and corporations have managed turned it into a digital playpen.
Yeah, I think the fake profile avoidance claim is essentially bs, if they can infer and cross-reference so much data, they fingerprint you across the web, they have means of knowing you're not a robot or someone abusing the service, they analyze every post and know trolls from regulars, and trolls they allow a plenty. They just want you to give them a tiny bit more of you're info every time. And asking for an ID is just nuts.
Kabeyun
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Or not. If you don’t want to read the whole article, from the same day on the same topic, I’ll save you the trouble with this paragraph:
By comparison, the report notes that Google has updated several of its Android apps after December 8, including Google Maps on December 14, Google Duo on December 15, Gmail on December 16, and YouTube on December 21.
Somehow, magically, the “holiday code freeze” only applied to iOS apps, not Android, and only after the deadline for privacy tags. Imagine that.To be fair there's a difference between updating their own apps in their own OS/ecosystem, which likely happens more often in general, than in a whole other different App Store which has its own holiday shutdown on top of it all.
Wow it's almost like trilion dollar companies have different teams working on different platforms with different schedules.
Where are the updates they promised 2 weeks ago? If any is updated, I’m pretty sure it’s the less populair ones. I’m pretty sure they are removing some tracking features before they will post updates.