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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by clementine95 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @03:47PM (#15751374)
Come on, there is nothing impractical about not using a smartphone. You’re free to invent any excuse you need to justify your use of it, but there is virtually nothing you need a smartphone for.

The obvious answer is not to get an iphone. Today it’s android, tomorrow it’s apple—you’re willingly using a massive closed stack to handle your location at all times. Trust is simply naive.

If you accept you’re trading privacy, security, and money for a massively convenient liability, you’ll be much happier.

Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by khedoros1 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:29PM (#15753106)
Well, yes, it's all convenience. So is having a phone in the first place. Or access to easy transportation. I'd argue that it's convenient to the point of being impractical to do without.