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What is spying? (lemmy.world)
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[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago

It's cute, people think their android os isn't collecting an embarrassing amount of data. Even if you turn everything off but cellular, it still phones home with cellular tower triangulation, app usage, call history, general web activity, weather the phone thinks your walking driving or riding a Bike, device diagnostics, etc.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 15 points 1 year ago
[-] deft@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

demand compensation we should be paid for it

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Same, I wish there was a better options. I'm on android right now but when it comes time to upgrade I always try to choose the lesser evil and it's hard.

[-] Gamey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

If you want privacy the only real option is to buy a Android phone with unlocked boitloader and use something like /e/OS or LineageOS, that will break a few apps but most of them work fine with MicroG.

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Said Android phone would still use the towers and cellular carriers love selling customer data, because what're you gonna do? Switch to another carrier that happens to also use their exact same towers?

[-] Gamey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Those can't collect much beside my location tho and they aren't allowed to here unless the cops tell them to, not perfect but a LOT better!

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

To buy an android phone that is supported by one of those projects. My galaxy s20 isn't and I'm not willing to loose Android auto and the ability to use my cameras.

[-] CCatMan@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

I wish there was a paid google of no spying... I mean what does google one get me, but the ability for google to spy on more or my data?

[-] 4am@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Everyone thinks about the spying as relating to themselves, the individual.

Google doesn’t give a shit about you. Google gives a shit about us. Collectively. They can monitor the collective soul of the world. When people are busy, when they’re not paying attention, when they’re mad, who, and for how long; how they react to certain subjects…how to get them to listen about certain subjects, how to bring them around to certain subjects, how to keep them disagreeing with other viewpoints, etc.

They’re literally developed “a remote control for the flock” and everyone’s out here like “why do I care if Google see my save games I have 500 hours in CoD so wut”

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

They're really good at providing value for your data, I feel the same way about YouTube premium. I do it to better support creators and remove ads but they probably have one of the most detailed profiles on me.

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

They're really good at providing value for your data

Perhaps you perceive that to be, which is totally fine, but how do you actually know that? We have no clue what that value truly is to them since they won't share with us. If you are happy with what the googs get you, great (no sarcasm).

Myself, I fail to see the value being returned.

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To each it's own, I'm trying to move away from Google too. I still think it's a better return than you would ever get from Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon. There's something to be said about most people being completely happy with using Gmail, YouTube, chrome, or search with minimal complaints. For a while we even got "free" unlimited storage for photos.

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Again, we have no idea of the value our data is to any of these companies because they are not transparent about it, but I agree that google does provide more than those others. Especially for me as I've eschewed FB for a long while now and have distanced myself from Amazon too.

I am all over YT though until we can get a successor. Way too much good content there.

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