top | item 22767075

(no title)

heurifk | 5 years ago

I'm ok with Google having this data. I'm not ok with governments having it.

discuss

Why? At least with government you have theoretical recourse at the polls. With a megacorp you can’t do shit if you don’t like what they’re up to.

creato|5 years ago

Right, you can't do shit... except not turn on location history, which as this page says, is off by default.

sschueller|5 years ago

Governments can just ask for it and Google has to give it to them. [1][2] In fact the US Government has decided it is easier to have the service providers collect data for them and then just get it when needed instead of them separately trying to "archive" data.

[1] https://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intellig...

squiggleblaz|5 years ago

Why? Google has enough power to fuck with your life and no oversight whatsoever.

mcny|5 years ago

Google doesn’t have armies or overzealous attorney generals (and lackeys) willing to ruin lives for their stupid conviction rate. I wouldn’t have believed police officers lie on a ticket if it hadn’t happened to me.

cwillu|5 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr7AONv3FSg

sschueller|5 years ago

I'm not ok with Google or anyone having this data as I can't realistically or easily opt out or remove my data.

shadowgovt|5 years ago

Google appears to be best-of-industry in making the data they have about you both extractable and deletable.

the_mitsuhiko|5 years ago

Let's just say I'm the polar opposite.