Yeah that’s because they can’t sell your location data to the police.
And also because Google doesn’t sell data.
Hahaha. That’s a joke right?
You don’t kill the golden goose.
Where do I go to buy a list of your location history off Google if it’s not true?
Ok I just went down a very deep internet rabbit hole and went from believing google definitely sells data to it doesn’t sell data to it sells data (kinda). I’d recommend this article on RTB’s which explains how google advertisements actually work and how they leak your data (including your location).
I’d also recommend watching the short video by Brave linked in the article - I didn’t understand the first part but the actual article explains it quite well, the end is the juicy part.
Hope this helps!
That was quite informative! Thank you for the article.
Welcome! :)
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If you do crime, leave your phone at home
Yeah if you attend a protest, go to church or vote leave your phone at home.
Damn the world is getting crazy
Where is the problem with going to the church?
You’ve never seen The Kingsman?
For sure. It won’t be just Google authorities will be asking for your location data.
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I’m using this feature and am looking forward to it becoming on-device.
They can still access it locally, if Google wanted to protect people then they wouldn’t store location data
How about the case where I explicitly want them to store my location data? I mean I really use and like that feature.
Then store it on the local device where its encrypted.
That’s what they’re doing now.
But it has been encrypted for years.
I want them to. I opted in and use that feature.
that is possible with the current google settings
it is not default. but it is possible.
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Like Apple, Google also doesn’t want competitors in collecting user data
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You’ll still have the option of syncing it to Google’s servers, but it will be encrypted there so only you can view the contents, not Google
