SidFeb 19, 2024

I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me

https://lemmy.zip/post/10199461

I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me - Lemmy.zip

I created a google takeout and in that zip file I found some files containing a ton of data about me. It has logged every single page I visited while using the google search engine and chrome browser. It even logged every single time I opened an app on my old android phone. It even has VOICE RECORDINGS of me and a log of every time I used google assistant. This is just some of the data and I’m very sure there is even more data they have.

Show threadwall_inhabiterFeb 19, 2024
Just imagine what Microsoft and Apple are getting thru telemetry
Show threadtylerFeb 19, 2024
Fucking whataboutism. Apple and Microsoft aren’t ad companies. They’re hardware and software companies. They don’t have to collect data on you to literally make any money, Google does. If Google doesn’t track everything you do they’re incapable of making money. The same is absolutely not true for ms and Apple.
Show threadwall_inhabiterFeb 19, 2024
Whataboutism? Where did I say this makes what Google is doing better? They all work together. God you people are dense.
Show threadkbotcFeb 19, 2024

Feel free to go request the same fucking data from

Apple: support.apple.com/en-us/102208

And Microsoft: cnbc.com/…/how-to-download-a-copy-of-everything-m…

Then go ahead and tell me they’re in the same ballpark as what Google’s collected on you.

Get a copy of the data associated with your Apple Account - Apple Support

As part of putting you in control of your data and privacy, Apple gives you the ability to request a copy of data associated with your Apple Account. Access to this feature varies by country and region.

Apple Support
Show threadwall_inhabiter

What you’re able to request from these companies officially is just the tip of the iceberg. The point is that between phone numbers, email reuse, google analytics etc with fingerprinting, and operating system telemetry, a complete picture is assembled of users.

If you’re not looking for arguments and instead approaching things from understanding surveillance maybe my statements will make sense now.

Feb 19, 2024 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadkbotcFeb 19, 2024
It is literally not the tip of the iceberg. I work in the industry, so lecturing me about data management platforms is asinine. Microsoft and Apple’s collection practices are minuscule compared to Google’s and DMPs are terrible at their jobs.
Show threadwall_inhabiterFeb 19, 2024

Lol? Way to discredit yourself as a clueless fucking rube. “I work in the industry and I take everything my employer says at face value” is not going to convince me bucko.

Why don’t you start talking about Apple’s third party ad service servers if you think you know where all the data is going? They leak everything even if they don’t officially retain stuff. It’s all theatre for employees and regulators and the EU.