Let Google know...

If you're worried then stick with companies that don't monetise your data like google does... I've made use of iPhones since they came out, they were the original innovators that established the modern smart phone and as far as I'm concerned they're still great now... I'm not really fussed if someone wants to go "ackhually Samsung had features X and Y in model 12.3 so you're a generation behind apple fan, ha!". I use a MacBook Pro too (did try other laptops but nothing comes close to it IMO) and having an iPhone works fine for me, it is a nice slick user interface compatible with my other apple devices etc..

Back in the day the standard was Nokia, if you ever renewed a contract and switched to a different phone you'd instantly regret it regardless of specs etc.. after playing around with a few android phones I get the same impression with regards to iPhones, I'm sticking with apple for the foreseeable future unless or until some other company comes out with something as groundbreaking as apple did back in 2007 when they released the original.
 
The privacy policy you have to agree to in order to use things like Android devices is a dead giveaway that you're agreeing to be spied upon. Avoid anything with 'smart' in its name if you value your right to privacy at all.
 
The best thing I've ever downloaded on my phone was SABS, which uses Samsung's Knox SDK. Luckily I got hold of it before Samsung threatnened the developer. Not only does it block ads and trackers across the entire OS, it also gives you the power to block permissions for any app and stop them from accessing everything. I went through every one of my apps and blocked most of them from accessing all of my important stuff, plus the mic, camera and all that. My phone is pretty much locked down.
 
Marvt74 said:
Am i the only person that doesn't really care? If Google/goverments want to see i've driven to a running shop or that i play football a couple times a week and spend all my money on junk then go nuts!

If things make my life easier then i'm fine with it.
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Agreed, people might as well embrace it and let it enrich their lives rather than cry about it.
 
Agreed, people might as well embrace it and let it enrich their lives rather than cry about it
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so .. no bounds on what they can do ?

observing your location (without even reviewing your call log/contacts)
... OK he visits the hospital/doctor every week or nightly, visits this bar, or fast food establishment, the medical insurance company, or a future employer might be interested.
... the geo-targetted advertising for a one star restaurant, that drives its competitor out of business.

if you had the option to prevent all this, even at some delta subscription cost would you pay ?
 
jpaul said:
so .. no bounds on what they can do ?

observing your location (without even reviewing your call log/contacts)
... OK he visits the hospital/doctor every week or nightly, visits this bar, or fast food establishment, the medical insurance company, or a future employer might be interested.
... the geo-targetted advertising for a one star restaurant, that drives its competitor out of business.

if you had the option to prevent all this, even at some delta subscription cost would you pay ?
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Where do you draw the line? How could you even possibly draw the line?

"or a future employer might be interested" - Is this one meant to be funny?
 
SpartaK said:
- Is this one meant to be funny?
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er - not particularly - a serious suggestion on how that data could be misused/sold, to background checking companies,
beyond the data which could be gathered, from an existing internet fingerprint. (social media engines, fb, linkedin, OC)
 
mmj_uk said:
The privacy policy you have to agree to in order to use things like Android devices is a dead giveaway that you're agreeing to be spied upon. Avoid anything with 'smart' in its name if you value your right to privacy at all.
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Exactly. A privacy policy has got nothing in the users interest. They should be renamed to privacy erosion policy because all they ever do is explain how the company owns all your private information now.

Same with gdpr nonsense. This is NOT designed to uphold user privacy. It's designed to make users explicitly sign their all their privacy away and consent for it to be used for any purposes.
 
Had an odd one the other day when google maps started a prompt "sending audio to ****@gmail.com" (or similar) when I don't use any of the voice stuff and have it turned off as I didn't accept the t&c's. I put it down to my phone just having a spazz but they do make it very hard to opt out of it all.

The Huawei incident is interesting as the US is basically accusing China of doing what it has been accused of doing for decades, putting backdoors into their hardware / software for government purposes. Considering China is going to be the main economic superpower relatively soon we are going to see a lot more of this as the US loses its dominance in different industries.
 
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