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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by livre on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @04:50PM (#26640283)
> When the user is _not_ logged in

Does this matter? How many people do you know that aren't logged in on their phones? It is literally one the first things Android asks you to do even before showing you the main screen.

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by kuratkull on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @06:03PM (#26641153)
I also found this to be an almost useless case to examine. The number of people not-logged-in must be infinitesimal.
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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by PurpleFoxy on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:42PM (#26640911)
I didn’t think iOS even lets you past the welcome screen without signing in.
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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by oarsinsync on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:55PM (#26641074)
iOS setup encourages you to sign in or create an account if necessary. Skipping is also an option.
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