Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting from Android phones

Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:15 AM UTC

dannyw wrote: post #34

x0x0 wrote: post #14

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They may though because of the difficulty of deciding if you are subject to GDPR. ie what if an Aussie moves to the EEU and becomes a resident, bringing an Australian-purchased phone? How long can someone visit the EEU before becoming a resident (I have no idea and suspect the rules may not be crystal clear.)

If the origin of the traffic is within the EEU, GDPR applies. So the moment you visit the EEU, GDPR applies; irrespective of residency status. The moment you leave the EEU, GDPR no longer applies, even if you are an EU resident.

Post by godelmachine » Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:20 AM UTC

doomlaser wrote: post #92

godelmachine wrote: post #51

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Are barometric sensors commonplace in smartphones?

That's the component that Apple replaced the headphone jack with, apparently.

Post by 8note » Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:29 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #103

askvictor wrote: post #69

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The article states: > The experts, from computer and software corporation Oracle, claim Google is draining roughly one gigabyte of mobile data monthly from Android phone users’ accounts as it snoops in the background, collecting information to help advertisers. Then goes on to give a cost breakdown of how much this hypothetical data download is costing Australian's via their mobile data connections.

It's Oracle. You must ask yourself, what's in it for them? And is it actually true?

Post by la_oveja » Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:31 AM UTC

askvictor wrote: post #79

brylie wrote: post #72

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I would really like to explicitly tell Google to stop tracking my location. Period. Despite what might be in their terms of service,this tracking is a violation of privacy. I have never given informed consent to such locstion tracking, and still get prompts to 'rate this location' despite having explicitly disabled location history. Google location tracking is increasingly unethical.

I think your realistic options are to move the EU or to stop using Google. Maybe one day they'll offer a subscription based fee for it's services, but for now you pay with your data.

Post by askvictor » Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:31 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #104

askvictor wrote: post #39

Here's a the same story via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/14/australia... A quote contained within both stories: > The software company Oracle revealed Google could be harvesting a gigabyte of data from Android devices each month Given that my data plan is 1.5 GB/month, I would notice if a gigabyte magically disappeared every month (it doesn't). Hopefully the ACCC has enough skepticism…

Since the submitted story ( https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/smartphones/acc... ) has an autoplay video, we might as well switch to the other one. (I'm assuming they're roughly equally informative.) Thanks!