Man, I appreciate the effort you put into your comments but you’re not addressing a huge part which is: this is a corporation. They are going to market themselves to us. Purveyors of homeopathy nonsense aren’t going to tell you that their wares are bullshit, just as google isn’t going to tell you that they could do stuff to better protect users privacy (to the detriment of their bottom line). Let’s just be realistic about who they are and who they serve.
FWIW the article you linked to regarding all the stuff Google is tracking on your android phone: It’s HuffPo… they publish positive articles on crank remedies and TCM. In any case they list in the very article what to do if you don’t want these things shared:
you can simply turn off location services on both your iPhone or Android device. In Android, go to Menu > Settings > Location and Location setting. iPhone users: tap Settings > General and turn off location services.
@agger_modspil reframed his OWN point in his reply to me. He started talking about log-ins. Then it became about nagging you for your phone number once you’ve logged in. They’re different.
Please don’t resort to the “other guy’s do it” false argument. That’s a common tactic of right wing conservatives who embrace distracting false equivalencies instead dealing with specific issues.
Wait… I’m embracing false equivalencies by comparing two photo-management and photo-sharing services, but you’re not embracing false equivalencies by comparing my argument to those of right wingers?
If you exchange email with others who uses Gmail, your privacy is invaded by proxy.
PS: I didn’t take up your point about gmail invading the privacy of people outside the service because it doesn’t prove what you’re saying it does. You still have the choice of whether to email people who have gmail addresses or not.
I take issue with several of the things you say but I’m tired of this discussion. Neither of us will budge and both of us think the other is polishing a turd, I’m just not going to say it repeatedly to try and elicit anger. Snarkily trolling people who disagree with you isn’t usually considered a mark of respect.
