Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut

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• HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Google’s data used in ~80% of cases holy shit! It’s a good read.

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• BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Will Google know where I am if I turn off every tracking shit I can turn off?

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  • TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Perhaps not, but your mobile carrier will! I use a Pixel 5 with LineageOS installed (and no google services), but I also needed to install Google Docs for a project (since the web interface refuses to load on Android) which means that Google is still able to access my IP address–but I think that’s better than Google’s “location history”, or Play Protect on Android sending a list of all installed apps

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    • DeflectedBullhorn@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you’re on a Pixel, why not choose GrapheneOS?

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    • BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Mobile carrier I (although it’s against my will) have less problem. Thanks for your input!

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  • JSocial@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yup. The tracking stuff just makes it easier, but standard use of the phone sans tracking is still trackable.

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  • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I believe these are like the Chrome “private” mode. It might look private to you, but they are definitely still logging everything.

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• canihasaccount@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What works as a phone app instead of Google Maps? The only thing I’ve seen is Magic Maps, but that shares location data with third parties, so that seems like an awful solution.

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  • float@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There’s OsmAnd and Organic Maps (and probably more). Both are open-source apps, use Openstreemap data, and work offline. You can get OsmAnd+ for free on F-Droid. If you want support the devs you can buy it in the Play Store. There’s also a free but limited version there.

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• macallik@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Paywalled

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  • narp@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Click on the archive link!

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