Google automatically installed a Covid-19 tracker on phones in Costa Rica

Re:Google automatically installed a Covid-19 tracker on phon... by fogdart on Thursday June 24, 2021 @07:44PM (#27625373)

Didn't they do that in America too? My Google Pixel 3 got an auto-update last spring that I didn't approve of nor ask for, that included a covid-19 tracking doodle. It said it would only be functional when both Bluetooth and location were turned on. I rarely turn either of those on at the same time but I hated the invasion of my privacy.

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Re:Google automatically installed a Covid-19 tracker on phon... by Glant on Friday June 25, 2021 @09:48AM (#27630714)

I noticed it installed one during the last system update, I think last Friday. Looking at the play store entry for it, seems like it's far from a unique case. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.ma.covid19...

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Re:Google automatically installed a Covid-19 tracker on phon... by wil421 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @08:08PM (#27625552)

Apple didn’t the same thing but prompted me to opt in or out when I did the update. It’s part of the OS.

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