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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by mdorazio on Monday November 04, 2019 @09:20AM (#21441824)
Do you worry about Google having that same data? If you use google maps on a regular basis they know where you live, work, eat, travel, hang out with friends, and which routes you take when.
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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday November 04, 2019 @11:04AM (#21442857)
Google lets you disable location history or limit collection to the last three months. Existing old data can be manually deleted.
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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by epistasis on Monday November 04, 2019 @10:29AM (#21442502)
I avoid using Google Maps for precisely this reason. I'm less concerned about Uber or a local government having that data, far far less concerned. Uber rates as slightly more concerning than a government, because Uber will likely try to monetize it when/if their current business model fails to deliver profits to Wall Street.
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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by icebraining on Monday November 04, 2019 @02:59PM (#21445805)
Whereas the government will just share it with private companies and leak it: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/10/data-breach-la-co...
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