Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use
by hedora on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:23AM
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People pay when google steals their data.
I say “steal”, because they are not opt-in.
Also, there is no comprehensive opt-out. I cannot tell their ad networks to stop tracking all the devices I own.
(They have a page for stopping tracking of things I use my Google account for. That doesn’t count: They track me even when I am not logged into Google, and even on devices that cannot log into Google.)
Also, I can’t delete my gmail accounts. They were issued by third parties that decided to outsource email to Google.
There is nothing consensual about my use of Google services. I shouldn’t be bound by their EULA. I’m sure the courts would disagree.
I say “steal”, because they are not opt-in.
Also, there is no comprehensive opt-out. I cannot tell their ad networks to stop tracking all the devices I own.
(They have a page for stopping tracking of things I use my Google account for. That doesn’t count: They track me even when I am not logged into Google, and even on devices that cannot log into Google.)
Also, I can’t delete my gmail accounts. They were issued by third parties that decided to outsource email to Google.
There is nothing consensual about my use of Google services. I shouldn’t be bound by their EULA. I’m sure the courts would disagree.