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Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug... by wkat4242 on Sunday February 02, 2025 @08:55PM (#42914079)
Yeah like the ChatGPT app that doesn't work without a Google account. I have Google play on my phone, just no account logged in. I do have Google play services like firebase push which many apps legitimately need. But ChatGPT just opens the login screen in the play store and exits itself.

I'm always wondering why these idiots force the creation of an account with their direct competitor. It's the only app I have that does this. But anyway I don't use their app for that reason, only use them a bit through API.

Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug... by stavros on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @04:28AM (#42930187)
It doesn't do that for me. There's a Google button, and then big sign up/log in buttons, and a non-Google email works fine.