Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with...
by renewiltord on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:00PM
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Sometimes it decides that I'm actually searching for pictures of QR codes and gives me Google Search results for similar pictures of QR codes, which is kind of useless.
As for the second part, that's your personal risk tolerance so I'm going to leave that to you. Google is generally a high-trust brand in America, so most people will find the risk tolerable. If you don't find it tolerable, you shouldn't use it.
Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with...
by usr1106 on Monday February 08, 2021 @08:16PM
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> Google is generally a high-trust brand in America, so most people will find the risk tolerable
Sure, nobody doubts that. Whether the trust is deserved, that's another story.
They scan your email to find out where you traveled and what you bought. I guess most people don't know and many are shocked once they find out.
While Google will not start any overly obnoxious ad-serving, who tells you they will not upload all or a bit more stealthily some pictures for some AI user profiling thingie? Cannot happen? They collected WiFi access points when doing Streetview back when their motto was "Don't be evil".