I already stated this in another thread. Google gets a free pass for anything.
Besides, all the tech journalists are still salivating for the Pixel 3. They won't bother with this.
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Besides, all the tech journalists are still salivating for the Pixel 3. They won't bother with this.
We have no problem believing Facebook would have that amount. or some other company who is not related to social networking.
I am so glad I switched back to iOS - Google was becoming more and more of a concern for me. To me, Google is 100x worse than Microsoft ever was. I wish someone would come along to decimate their influence. All of Google's areas of influence are sad places: YouTube (and the never-ending ways they undercut content providers), Google Search (which screams at me for not using Chrome when I use Edge), Gmail, and Android.
Their hardware is somehow even worse.
I hope the EU has a field day with them and starts to knock them down a few pegs. The United States sure won't.
Their hardware is somehow even worse.
I hope the EU has a field day with them and starts to knock them down a few pegs. The United States sure won't.
Well, they have the resources anyhow. They'll probably give search to Eddy Cue or something.
Exactly my story. F' Google. I'm deleting all my Google accts, after reading in their privacy statement that they collect all my web browsing data, and I don't even use Chrome. Entitled data mining theives, & you can't really stop them from collecting your location data. If you have any Google apps they will collect your location data but that notice is buried deep in the policies.
They haven't been actually selling data, but acting more like an ad broker. Like when someone sends a mass mailing via the post office - they don't actually get your addresses.
I'll second that.
That can get sloppy for frequent back-and-forth communication among several peope.
Email?
Nobody got hacked.
And I'm not just saying that as a comment about how active Google+ was
It was a bug - an exploitable route that could have been used to breach - but they've no evidence of anyone using it.
And it sounds like they found it just doing an audit - and while it doesn't say why they decided to form a auditing team, it probably was at least in part to the Facebook scandal.
Same old defense, but it’s not true.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4968901/g...ssages-in-yet-another-breach-of-user-privacy/
Good choice! And yup, they sure as hell go out of their way to try to make that information hard to find as possible. Make sure you check https://myactivity.google.com and delete everything there as well for added security.
You’re definitely right that that you should at least try and delete the data that way. Don’t be surprised if Google don’t respect your intentions though. At least until they get caught. Again.
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-location-data-violates-user-trust-nothing-will-happen-2018-8
Google are sneaky bastards that will do anything and everything to get your data in any way possible. Here's another article - https://www.apnews.com/828aefab64d4...-Google-tracks-your-movements,-like-it-or-not
Yeah big deal. I don't know why this story is on this site.
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Did you read the article? What data breach? it's clearly talking about an API bug not a data breach.
And it can become expensive. British Airways had a massivie data breach and is facing a £300 million fine.
What? An API bug that allows private data to be extracted somehow isn’t a data breach?
What data was breached? It's a bug that could led to a data breach but there is no info something like that actually happened.
While I’m sure you’re going to come back with
Let me remind you that
Get a grip, man. I guarantee you this was exploited but even if it wasn’t, Google+ being an absolutely irrelevant platform, the real story is Google’s concealment of the issue.
Get a grip, man, you are way too dramatic.
I get it that on this site spreading FUD about Google no matter what is a favorite exercise but there is no need to exaggerate.
This is how a data breach actually looks like:
https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/apple-hack-servers.html
LOL this was a good one.
Yeah, this site is really about spreading FUD about Google
I’m going to put all these links in one place, since you will likely claim to have not read the thread. Don’t be mad mods. I won’t post them again.
“Oops, we accidentally wardrived you. Don’t be evil”
https://www.wired.com/2010/05/google-street-view-cams/
https://www.apnews.com/828aefab64d4...-Google-tracks-your-movements,-like-it-or-not
“Oops, you meant “don’t collect my location history” when you said, “don’t collect my location history”? Don’t be evil”
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-location-data-violates-user-trust-nothing-will-happen-2018-8
“Oops, our APIs ought to actually prevent private data being extricated. Don’t be evil”
See: thread
You know, ironically, you’re right. These aren’t data breaches. They’re not mistakes. They’re a company who will actively trade your privacy for cents.
No need to reply. Having reviewed some random parts of your post history, you’re now on ignore.
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Does not matter what online service you use. Expect to hear years down the track that it was breached . If you don’t want your personal info accessed, don’t throw it into the cloud . It’s not if, it’s when.
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Those are all great posts that reflect the reality , Versus PR.
Though on that, there is also talk that google will pay Apple up to $9 billion this year to remain the default search engine . Looks like access to our privacy is for sale , this I don’t like from apple. Either take a stand against Google’s practices, or admit your in bed with them, sadly money talks more....
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Yeah, this site is really about spreading FUD about Google
I’m going to put all these links in one place, since you will likely claim to have not read the thread. Don’t be mad mods. I won’t post them again.
“Oops, we accidentally wardrived you. Don’t be evil”
https://www.wired.com/2010/05/google-street-view-cams/
https://www.apnews.com/828aefab64d4...-Google-tracks-your-movements,-like-it-or-not
“Oops, you meant “don’t collect my location history” when you said, “don’t collect my location history”? Don’t be evil”
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-location-data-violates-user-trust-nothing-will-happen-2018-8
“Oops, our APIs ought to actually prevent private data being extricated. Don’t be evil”
See: thread
You know, ironically, you’re right. These aren’t data breaches. They’re not mistakes. They’re a company who will actively trade your privacy for cents.
No need to reply. Having reviewed some random parts of your post history, you’re now on ignore.
Those are all great posts that reflect the reality , Versus PR.
Though on that, there is also talk that google will pay Apple up to $9 billion this year to remain the default search engine . Looks like access to our privacy is for sale , this I don’t like from apple. Either take a stand against Google’s practices, or admit your in bed with them, sadly money talks more....