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Android, iOS beam telemetry to Google, Apple even when you tell them not to – study
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 97327" data-source="post: 1024280"><p>Summary of what is shared, confirms my "privacy is a lost cause" attitude (although I disable as much as I can on my Android phone and Windows desktop)</p><p>[SPOILER="Source is Trinity College, Ireland"]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]272838[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>On the plus side: to be able to locate your device ("find my device" anti-theft option), some telemetry has to be send all the time. So don't be to quick to condemn Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung and Meta (whats app) Oh yes I forgot on on my Samsung Android phone I have more uninvited guests on the back seat all the time (check your account synchronization options <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 97327, post: 1024280"] Summary of what is shared, confirms my "privacy is a lost cause" attitude (although I disable as much as I can on my Android phone and Windows desktop) [SPOILER="Source is Trinity College, Ireland"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1676100946718.png"]272838[/ATTACH] [/SPOILER] On the plus side: to be able to locate your device ("find my device" anti-theft option), some telemetry has to be send all the time. So don't be to quick to condemn Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung and Meta (whats app) Oh yes I forgot on on my Samsung Android phone I have more uninvited guests on the back seat all the time (check your account synchronization options :) ) [/QUOTE]
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