Google collects cell tower info even if location services are disabled

Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by dleslie on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:06AM (#15754663)

Apple is a lifestyle and fashion company moreso than a software or hardware company; yes, Nike makes shoes and Ralph Lauren sells shirts, but they are not best described as shoe or clothing manufacturers first and foremost. Jobs understood this.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by Angostura on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @07:59AM (#15756387)

if we're going that route, Google is an an advertising company, whose only goal is to harvest your data to maximise advertising revenue.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by berbec on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:32PM (#15762533)

Yes, that is exactly their goal. Google services, from the Play store to search to Google plus is all designed with exactly this in mind. What most people don't understand is "if you're not paying for the product, you are the product. When I use Gmail, I know what I'm signing up for.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by philipps on Thursday November 23, 2017 @08:00AM (#15764726)

I don’t remember where I first heard this, but increasingly “if you’re not paying for the product, you’re the training data.”. (Doesn’t invalidate your point, which I agree with)

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by dleslie on Thursday November 23, 2017 @11:22AM (#15766010)

Yes, that is what it is.

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