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Re:Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting ... by onetimemanytime on Monday May 14, 2018 @01:54AM (#17063026)
>> Is it not assumed/expected that if you're using android then google has access to all your phone's data/sensors?

Yeah but that doesn't mean that they should snap a photo or turn on the mic in my bedroom. The point is that there are limits. Legal and ethical.

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Re:Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting ... by gcb0 on Monday May 14, 2018 @02:25AM (#17063176)
either they own the data or they don't. you can't go about making extremely granular arbitrary clauses.
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Re:Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting ... by onetimemanytime on Monday May 14, 2018 @02:41AM (#17063254)
If it's a yes or no /all or none, then they do not own it. They can't.
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