Google collects cell tower info even if location services are disabled

Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by AlphaSite on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:34AM (#15757018)

OpenSSL proved to me that being open source doesn’t mean anyone actually checks what it’s doing. It could be checked, but it would be trivial to sneak in things.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by k3a on Friday November 24, 2017 @07:34AM (#15770730)

Good point. But I still prefer open free software, because there you HAVE the OPTION to inspect it!

If you paid someone (even multiple people/companies) to do professional audit over OpenSSL, it would be prevented.

Now, with closed software you are lost and the only thing you have is a TRUST the SW developer. Because inspecting blbs is much more difficult. And I don't trust them.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by odammit on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:32PM (#15762344)

Ring a ding. This.

Every time I see a comment about an open source phone I am curious if the poster of the comment is actually going to fine comb the code base.

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