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Android devices collect location data for Google despite privacy settings Comments

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  • peeky-blp9
  • gLN
  • 25 Jan 2022

Emanuel , 25 Nov 2017They even know when your holding your phone in your hand right now. The gyro in the phone tell... more'They must be laughing at you thinking how stupid and gullible you are'
You can teach people something without insulting everyone.

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    • Emanuel
    • 7sy
    • 25 Nov 2017

    They even know when your holding your phone in your hand right now. The gyro in the phone tells website what your doing with your phone. They are looking at you throw the camera and they listen to you. APPLE is the same. Microsoft is the same. Look who makes these apps ... they are made by spy agency. They must be laughing at you thinking how stupid and gullible you are.

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      • Anonymous
      • 3Jn
      • 23 Nov 2017

      So this is gonna make us all run and by a$pple eh. No chance. That like believing Crim Took, has nothing to do with the c i a. lol

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        • AnonD-463101
        • Lax
        • 23 Nov 2017

        i smell : Lawsuit and Fines :D

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          • Anonymous
          • sSU
          • 23 Nov 2017

          mir, 22 Nov 2017Might as well throw away your phone while you're at it.before telling me just throw your phone and then suggest someone

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            • Anonymous
            • sSU
            • 23 Nov 2017

            AnonD-660035, 22 Nov 2017It seems that you don´t mind many things. You are the type of person that would do anyth... moreNo problem if they collect location data.. if you are scared about collecting data just turn off your mobile cover blanket and have a nice sleep

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              • Droid Fighters
              • U}}
              • 22 Nov 2017

              androidfon, 22 Nov 2017If this is the case that goggle or Android is always collecting data from its subscribers peop... moreThis problem will not be the cause of Android users to migrate to iPhone, although there may be Android users switching to iPhone but it's only some, Apple/iPhone should reach Asia first if it becomes the top brand, because in Asia market of all brands easy to accept with a lot of total population, hoping Apple to offer price such as entry-level.

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                • Alien
                • ndn
                • 22 Nov 2017

                Every phone will:
                - track your location through GPS, network location, SIM triungulation, internet location (data and wifi), apps etc
                - listen to what you say ALWAYS through the assistant and tts
                - send the data processed by the sensors the phone has: proximity, light, barometer, compass, gyro, accelerometer, cameras etc
                - if the phone is network locked the chances are there is something from them also
                - lately almost all phones have sealed batteries - the waterproofing is just a pretext for tracking you. You can't get the battery out so that phone is traced even when it's turned off
                - latest models have your fingerprints, iris and face scanned
                - the cheap chinese brands are very well known for stealing your data - oneplus. Keep buying their junk. I know i never will.
                - almost every country has a security net in which they track all mobile phones (smart or not) for so called safely reasons which i understand but don't agree with
                - during the comunist era there were people keeping track of everyone they were assigned. Nowdays we do it ourselves by posting every stupid thing on facebook, checking in etc.
                I saved the best for the last: wifi waves can be interpreted and used by certain hardware and software to act as 3D radar technology! You are seen in your home from space if someone has access to that tech.
                There are other things too like xbox and wii which scans the whole room all the time.
                Phones were designed this way. 99% of the users out there use their phones in guest mode anyway - They have no clue about programming and what could be done with just some lines of code
                Stay safe and cover your cameras with black tape like Zuckerberg :))

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                  • DealBreaker
                  • nDS
                  • 22 Nov 2017

                  AnonD-660035, 22 Nov 2017It seems that you don´t mind many things. You are the type of person that would do anyth... more99% percent of the population does not realise what happens even when it's too late, trust me...they never know what hits them!...we're no smarter than sheep at a big scale...but everyone of us thinks it's smarter than the others....that's the human species!

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                    • DealBreaker
                    • nDS
                    • 22 Nov 2017

                    damn ... who would have guessed?...good morning!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • srr
                      • 22 Nov 2017

                      I lived in estern europe and the comunists did this also: they monitored phone conversations and tracked disidends. they did not have google thehnology to monitor everything. google even records your conversation when phone is off

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                        • AnonD-660035
                        • gBq
                        • 22 Nov 2017

                        Anonymous, 22 Nov 2017being a common man i dont mind if they track me always... im using google products and they ha... moreIt seems that you don´t mind many things. You are the type of person that would do anything for huge corporations and only realize things when it´s too late.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • utX
                          • 22 Nov 2017

                          Kent, 22 Nov 2017That's the best, as a closed system is not possible to know. At least as a customer. They can ... moreThe faithful are on the other side:

                          "being a common man i dont mind if they track me always... im using google products and they have all the rights to do... they collecting location data for good sake thats why we are getting accurate traffic details in google maps... i dont understand why do people scared about data ... im a android user from last 6years and i havent faced any issue.. its all about believing google"

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                            • AnonD-655799
                            • amY
                            • 22 Nov 2017

                            AnonD-70078, 21 Nov 2017Yeah one of my friends has and Android still. And he says Google’s always collecting data. I... moreThen you are being tracked by both Apple and Google. Apple tracks you constantly and everytime you use a Google service on an iPhone your tracked as well. The default search on iPhone is Google so your being double tracked.

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                              • Droid Fighters
                              • u7V
                              • 22 Nov 2017

                              I am as an Android user, I think it is reasonable, activity usage like browsing google, google maps, watch youtube, download playstore etc, no issue means, but if indeed true phone sent location data, I hope Google soon to give at least more privacy on android, considering the billions of Android users, hoping no more phone send location data, hopefully soon Google overcome the privacy issue, make us all android user always secure without anyone spying on, also hope no more virus like malware or even ransonware.

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                                • mir
                                • sxr
                                • 22 Nov 2017

                                Anonymous, 22 Nov 2017just turn off wifi scanning and bluetooth scanning options thats it. and also goto security &g... moreMight as well throw away your phone while you're at it.

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                                  • AnonD-580901
                                  • gJX
                                  • 22 Nov 2017

                                  Greedy ((Google))

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                                    • androidfon
                                    • sxr
                                    • 22 Nov 2017

                                    If this is the case that goggle or Android is always collecting data from its subscribers people must know it and beware, " LET'S ALL MIGRATE TO APPLE (IOS) .

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • g3d
                                      • 22 Nov 2017

                                      Most people didn't read the license agreement and policy statement and all those crap

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sSU
                                        • 22 Nov 2017

                                        being a common man i dont mind if they track me always... im using google products and they have all the rights to do... they collecting location data for good sake thats why we are getting accurate traffic details in google maps... i dont understand why do people scared about data ... im a android user from last 6years and i havent faced any issue.. its all about believing google

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