Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS

Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by GeekyBear on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @01:22AM (#26643802)

Phones were an entirely different world.

For instance, Verizon was sued for disabling the ability of phones on their network to transfer photos using Bluetooth, because they wanted to charge you money for a simple file transfer.

https://www.eweek.com/mobile/verizon-wireless-users-sue-over...

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by rchaud on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:55PM (#26798235)

Hah, I had a Verizon flip phone around that time. If I wanted to change the home screen background on my phone, I couldn't do it via BT without Verizon adding a charge to my monthly bill.

I ended up using that phone to take a picture of the background I wanted. Verizon didn't charge for setting wallpapers using pictures taken with the phone!

I switched to a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone (Samsung Blackjack) and it was so liberating. Sync music via USB! Set custom ringtones using your own MP3s and not whatever the Ringtone store was selling for $2.99.

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