Scary Google is scary...

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  1. xburrow

    xburrow ayyyyy luhmaoh

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  2. Penagwin

    Penagwin Linux Servers are better then windows!

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    I like to worry more about how they know the shapes of everyone's houses, and the inside layout of many shops.
     
  3. Pathaleon

    Pathaleon Forum & Server Administrator
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    The joys of using an apple phone. None of this shit is tracked via google.

    Not saying that Apple don't but what I don't know won't hurt me right!?
     
  4. Penagwin

    Penagwin Linux Servers are better then windows!

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    Unless you have the google apps such as maps, or gmail. As well has using google as your search engine. Think your safe because you didn't login? Google this "Browser Fingerprinting" and think again. :D
     
  5. xburrow

    xburrow ayyyyy luhmaoh

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    LeiserGeist Gamer, Software Developer

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    Why would we be "safe?"
    As long as they can make money off spying on us and making us less secure, they will
     
  7. LordXyroz

    LordXyroz *insert ridiculously long title here*

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    There is a reason why you actually should read the License Agreement. It says so there about it beeing used for stuff, and since 99% of the people just agrees without reading you can't really make a case about it.
     
  8. xburrow

    xburrow ayyyyy luhmaoh

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    Yes, they do not log such things without us knowing, everyone is used to click I Agree on the license agreement, ToS and etc. Such things are a really good read aside from manuals when in the bathroom doing business.
     
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    Penagwin Linux Servers are better then windows!

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    Takeout is supposed to be a plus. You can't 'leave' a lot of services because they provide no way to download all the content that you have submitted to the service, but Takeout lets you do that.

    At least Google lets you disable these things via https://www.google.com/settings/dashboard

    Naturally Google is still going to internally store aggregated or personal data, but data is useful is from (1) law enforcement requests, (2) improvement of algorithms and (3) making business decisions, so it is not surprising that the vast number of organizations collect data. Since Google is full of software engineers, it's a walk in the park.
     
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