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NervousMagic792
05-23-2021 at 04:50 PM.
05-23-2021 at 04:50 PM.
Quote from itsarectangle :
Avoid Google, they are getting worse every day (privacy-wise)

I have nothing to hide.
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feijichang
05-23-2021 at 05:01 PM.
05-23-2021 at 05:01 PM.
Quote from NervousMagic792 :
I have nothing to hide.

Its not about that lmao
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fishyx
05-23-2021 at 05:17 PM.
05-23-2021 at 05:17 PM.
Quote from itsarectangle :
Avoid Google, they are getting worse every day (privacy-wise)
What has changed recently? Are they any worse then Amazon and Apple?
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JohnB6767
05-23-2021 at 06:06 PM.
05-23-2021 at 06:06 PM.
Quote from itsarectangle :
Avoid Google, they are getting worse every day (privacy-wise)

Please explain why you think Google is bad.... Curious to see your thoughts....
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feijichang
05-23-2021 at 06:08 PM.
05-23-2021 at 06:08 PM.
Quote from JohnB6767 :
Please explain why you think Google is bad.... Curious to see your thoughts....

Do your own research, here's a teaser:
https://appleinsider.com/articles...s%20denied
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JohnB6767
05-23-2021 at 06:15 PM.
05-23-2021 at 06:15 PM.
Quote from itsarectangle :
Do your own research, here's a teaser:
https://appleinsider.com/articles...s%20denied

Don't need to, I work in cybersecurity and am fully aware of how they track and use my data. They also dont have breaches like Target and Equifax. I have no problem with my data being collected because I know it's safe and I take the extra steps to protect access to my account.

Question... If you're that concerned about your Google account, I assume you use a unique password that you cannot remember for every online account? Because if you're concerned about your data security overall, that would be best practice...
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alimda
05-23-2021 at 06:15 PM.
05-23-2021 at 06:15 PM.
Discontinuing Nest Secure and not fixing (even not acknowledging) Nest app issues… I'm not going to invest in Google products anymore…
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feijichang
05-23-2021 at 07:30 PM.
05-23-2021 at 07:30 PM.
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Don't need to, I work in cybersecurity and am fully aware of how they track and use my data. They also dont have breaches like Target and Equifax. I have no problem with my data being collected because I know it's safe and I take the extra steps to protect access to my account.

Question... If you're that concerned about your Google account, I assume you use a unique password that you cannot remember for every online account? Because if you're concerned about your data security overall, that would be best practice...

Of course, I use self-hosted KeePass. And you are not fully aware of how they use your data and never will be. You are not Google. But by all indications you should be cautious, which sounds like you are, more than most anyways.

Safer yet, avoid them (and FB, etc) entirely (but at the very least dont make them the centerpiece of your smart home or allow their always listening speakers nearby). It's more about their building and keeping an accurate profile of you year after year.
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LVM413
05-24-2021 at 02:41 AM.
05-24-2021 at 02:41 AM.
Quote from itsarectangle :
Of course, I use self-hosted KeePass. And you are not fully aware of how they use your data and never will be. You are not Google. But by all indications you should be cautious, which sounds like you are, more than most anyways.

Safer yet, avoid them (and FB, etc) entirely (but at the very least dont make them the centerpiece of your smart home or allow their always listening speakers nearby). It's more about their building and keeping an accurate profile of you year after year.
ok, and what are they going to do with that profile of me? Sell me something I might actually want?
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TheNarratorr
05-24-2021 at 02:44 AM.
05-24-2021 at 02:44 AM.
Quote from fishyx :
What has changed recently? Are they any worse then Amazon and Apple?

You can't really include Apple in this with their stance on privacy and proof with their history.
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