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There was a lot of uproar about this internally but nothing changed. They told us that this was the only "practical" option. The company has rotted.
> The company has rotted. It has always been the plan, it's literally their business model.
On Android there's also the constant nagging to turn on GPS every time you open the app just to check the opening hours of some business. Super frustrating.
Why are people surprised when a company that fundamentally doesn't believe in privacy does these kinds of things? Edit: quote removed -- see child comments.
Why don't you post the rest of the quote as well? > I think judgment matters. If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. If you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is that search engines -- including Google -- do retain this information for some time and it's important, for example, that we are all subject in the United States to the Patriot…
Maybe it wasn’t the case when he said that quote, but the story here is they’re trying very hard to blur the line between their services and the device itself, in some very awkward ways that don’t make a lot of sense except except beyond their own business needs
I wonder how many people have died in car accidents while trying to type their home address because of this while driving.
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> Or did we misunderstand it all along? I think yes. Google has been considered "evil" by the tinfoil hat crowd for quite some time, and once again it has become apparent to the mainstream that they were right.
Google died when Smith said you have no privacy now[0]. Well I have no Google now. Fallback almost never used. [0] can't find actual quote, did I dream? Quoth: “We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about”
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Can you uninstall Google Maps from an android phone? It's because that private corp is so big that it is starting to control much of the internet and devices so this is an issue very much in the public purview. It's not as simple as take it or leave it. The corp in question spends billions to insinuate itself into your life, make you dependant, eat competition, and then you can take it, but you definitely can't leave…
Yes, that starts with "leaving it". Though some found my comment above irritating, the more people use these apps or try to make it "their way", these corps won't go anywhere. Yes, either you take it, or leave it. Imagine everyone leaving google today. They can't make money. People made them rich, people can take them down. If genpop doesn't understand, you have to find your own ways to navigate thru the internet bec…
You're right, but the percentage of Google users aware of how evil they are is probably less than 0.5%.
An overwhelmingly large percentage of users won't care about what could happen as long as nothing happens directly affecting them. Mass surveillance companies like Google, Facebook know this and take advantage of it.
Technology activists aren't strong enough to start a wave that would lead to people abandoning these evil corps..
Also, as others mentioned, they eat up all competition.. so there aren't really any good options left apart from Google products in areas they compete.
I can’t even ask my phone to set an alarm anymore without giving it my entire web and app history. Google is vulnerable here as they’re creating a very real need for basic alternatives
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> Or did we misunderstand it all along? I think yes. Google has been considered "evil" by the tinfoil hat crowd for quite some time, and once again it has become apparent to the mainstream that they were right.
Google died when Smith said you have no privacy now[0]. Well I have no Google now. Fallback almost never used. [0] can't find actual quote, did I dream? Quoth: “We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about”
https://www.eff.org/nl/deeplinks/2009/12/google-ceo-eric-sch...
I'm surprised that people keep being surprised about Google being just another company. Money first, money last.