Google doesn't sell data, they sell ad space based on the data they gather. -_-
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Google doesn't sell data, they sell ad space based on the data they gather. -_-
....... that's a feature that you can turn off very easily, and depends on proximity.
Ever heard of Apple iBeacon? I doubt it
Apple wishes he had, too bad they dropped the ball on that so hard it broke the floor.
Good old Google. I've noticed this too, since I have an Android tablet and sometimes use Chrome on desktop as well as on mobile devices. It's only trying to be helpful, but I totally get being creeped out by what you find. It's quite frankly amazing what Google knows about us.
Or just make an Google account with fake credentials? Or maybe take off the tinfoil hat?
I May be wrong on this but you can use a VPN to mask your traffic from the carriers. And this is completely unrelated to which OS is mor e privacy conscious
I don't use Gmail myself. I use outlook but Android allows me to setup a Microsoft account without a Google account. I use apks to install apps amd I don't need a store. On iOS you have to setup an AppleID with your credit card info before Apple even allows you to enter the OS. That's restrictive.
Microsoft just proved the conspiracy theorists were right if you check out how much telemetry and all sorts of data is sent with Windows 10. Even disabling all the privacy options doesn't prevent the data from being sent .
Yes it could happen on Android but due to the ability of being able to setup an Android without an account they cant tailor the ads or whatever to me personally
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People can talk about privacy options all they want but the fact of the matter is that all of Google's services bar Allo are better than Apple and their data collection policies are a reason for it
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Proving the "conspiracy" right means it's not a conspiracy but the truth. Shame on Microsoft, but that still doesn't prove anything about any other company.
I don't remember setting up any iPhone requiring a credit card hooked to an Apple ID. My first iPhone I "refused" to enter a credit card and I was able to activate it.
But again why would you buy an android device and not setup google, especially a 900 device? It's basically crippled.
I read that link and while this is not related to the thread, this leaped out at me for reasons I'll explain why in a moment:
"Siri’s voice recognition works like this: you speak a question or request, and the voice recording is sent to an Apple server. There, the recording is broken down in a process called feature extraction, which numerically transforms the sound wave and pulls out relevant features. These are run through a speech recognition engine to interpret what you are saying and render it into text. Siri then uses resources that may include the Internet, your contact list (“Call Dad”), or your location (“Where is the nearest Thai food?”) to respond to your need."
Something about that process has gotten slowed down. Siri used to work pretty well for me and now it is like communicating with my mom or father-in-law without their hearing aids in. They are both in their 80's, don't hear well and just a little bit slower to give you an answer to what they do hear. Just as I'm a little bit slower to hear well and answer to comments now than when I was 30.
Well now Siri is acting like she's aged in dog's years. I tested the mic functionality and that aspect is fine. Goodness knows our iPhone 7Plus has the processing power and speed, so that can't be it. Apple has got a bottleneck somewhere on their end of it, I guess. I hope they figure out how to make more of Siri work locally on our phones.
If you use google, you have consented to all of this and they may use the data any way they wish. The can even read your emails.
That's why Siri and Apple services are so dumb. It's like hiring a personal secretary without letting the person answer calls on your behalf, access calendar, email, etc.
Google Voice/Hangouts already does a pretty good job of filtering telemarketers but I'd give it more authority to harass scammers like the new spoofing electric utility number and threatening to shut off electricity unless you pay scam I'm getting today.
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You can see and delete Alexa queries.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201602040
Oh thanks. That will be hilarious! We have asked trolled her a lot. I'm waiting for her to go Note 7 on us.
Oh thanks. That will be hilarious! We have asked trolled her a lot. I'm waiting for her to go Note 7 on us.
It is funny to read what family and friends ask when they know you can't hear them...lol.
The statement makes no sense otherwise you wouldn't be able to say: "tell mom I'll be home in 10 minutes".