Re:Find My Device on Android
by alephxyz on Monday April 08, 2024 @02:19PM
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Putting my tinfoil hat on, this explains why Google was okay adding a toggle to location access for apps on Android. They don't need your device to send them their location anymore, they'd only need you to be in range of an UWB or BLE device.
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I'm all for assuming bad intent when it comes to Google and, but this doesn't really make sense.
Google owns the OS; if they want your location, they don't need to care about per-app location permissions.
> Google owns the OS
Unless you install something else.
At which point how does what GP said matter? If you install something else, it doesn't matter what toggles exist in stock android....
Did I misunderstood that the Bluetooth device could exchange some data on its own when the phone is off?
> Google owns the OS
Google is still beholden to consumer privacy laws. I’m sure if you turn off location data in your Google account they won’t track you. The guys in the Room 641A will.
Re:Find My Device on Android
by jasonfarnon on Monday April 08, 2024 @07:43PM
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"Google has agreed to pay nearly $392 million in a settlement with 40 states over allegations that the company tracked people through their devices after location tracking had been turned off, a coalition of state prosecutors announced on Monday."
> Google is still beholden to consumer privacy laws.
To ignore them or what ? None of the FAANG respect the privacy laws (GDPR for example). They just pay lobby money and insignificant fines from time to time and no government cares about it.