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Re:Find My Device on Android by kelnos on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:03PM (#39973165)
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.

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Re:Find My Device on Android by fsflover on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:31PM (#39973394)
> Google owns the OS

Unless you install something else.

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Re:Find My Device on Android by DaSHacka on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:38PM (#39973463)
At which point how does what GP said matter? If you install something else, it doesn't matter what toggles exist in stock android....
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Re:Find My Device on Android by fsflover on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:53PM (#39973597)
Did I misunderstood that the Bluetooth device could exchange some data on its own when the phone is off?
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Re:Find My Device on Android by Aerbil313 on Monday April 08, 2024 @05:18PM (#39973841)
> 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.

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Re:Find My Device on Android by jasonfarnon on Monday April 08, 2024 @07:43PM (#39974847)
"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."
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Re:Find My Device on Android by hulitu on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @07:40AM (#39989563)
> 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.

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