Re:Google Trusted Contacts
by ethbro on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @09:06AM
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> Unless said rogue apps are written by Google, how do they help Google's business model?
Tracking information is a revenue stream. Revenue pays for content development. Content sells apps. Google profits off app sales.
Therefore, Google has a disincentive to do anything about the transparent (read: user doesn't know it's happening) third party collection of tracking information. Particularly given the noted disinclination of Android users to purchase apps, relative to their iOS peers.
Tracking information is a revenue stream. Revenue pays for content development. Content sells apps. Google profits off app sales.
Therefore, Google has a disincentive to do anything about the transparent (read: user doesn't know it's happening) third party collection of tracking information. Particularly given the noted disinclination of Android users to purchase apps, relative to their iOS peers.