▲ 157 ▼ Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/privacyguides@lemmy.one 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archive https://archive.ph/p6jcc
[+] BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DeflectedBullhorn@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Out of curiosity, if you’re on a Pixel, why not choose GrapheneOS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I generally like being as close to mainline/AOSP as possible, and I used LineageOS for years on my Essential PH-1. That being said, it does look like the Pixel suffers from no lack of custom ROMs, so I may "distro hop" for a bit in the future permalink fedilink source parent [+] BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Who's your carrier? I've been considering a switch to lineage or graphene but I haven't pulled the trigger yet permalink fedilink source parent [–] JSocial@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago Yup. The tracking stuff just makes it easier, but standard use of the phone sans tracking is still trackable. permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DeflectedBullhorn@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Out of curiosity, if you’re on a Pixel, why not choose GrapheneOS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I generally like being as close to mainline/AOSP as possible, and I used LineageOS for years on my Essential PH-1. That being said, it does look like the Pixel suffers from no lack of custom ROMs, so I may "distro hop" for a bit in the future permalink fedilink source parent [+] BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Who's your carrier? I've been considering a switch to lineage or graphene but I haven't pulled the trigger yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DeflectedBullhorn@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Out of curiosity, if you’re on a Pixel, why not choose GrapheneOS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I generally like being as close to mainline/AOSP as possible, and I used LineageOS for years on my Essential PH-1. That being said, it does look like the Pixel suffers from no lack of custom ROMs, so I may "distro hop" for a bit in the future permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I generally like being as close to mainline/AOSP as possible, and I used LineageOS for years on my Essential PH-1. That being said, it does look like the Pixel suffers from no lack of custom ROMs, so I may "distro hop" for a bit in the future permalink fedilink source parent
[+] BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Who's your carrier? I've been considering a switch to lineage or graphene but I haven't pulled the trigger yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Who's your carrier? I've been considering a switch to lineage or graphene but I haven't pulled the trigger yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JSocial@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago Yup. The tracking stuff just makes it easier, but standard use of the phone sans tracking is still trackable. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent