Frank has gmail and an android phone. Google knows everything:-). And he probably agreed to similar qualifications when he signed up for gmail.
On Dec 28, 2011, at 1:34 PM, steve harley wrote: > on 2011-12-28 05:41 Paul Stenquist wrote >> Google already knows where you are and what you do since you have their >> phone. Joining Google+ doesn't change that one bit. > > Frank wasn't talking about _joining_ Google+, he was talking about the data > that the Google+ _app_ says it will collect if he authorizes it on his phone; > quite a bit more data than Google can collect if you just use a web browser > > >> Google knows where you are because their GPS monitors your actions. > > i think there's some confusing vagueness in the the idea that "Google knows" > ... what information is actually collected by Google when you use its maps, > versus when you log into a service like Google+, much less use the Google+ > app, is rather different; the mapping service doesn't ask permission to track > your calls, for example > > i have a relative, not absolute, trust for the tech services i use; true, the > cognitive dissonance of both using and being cautious about Google, etc., can > lure one to just give up, but resisting the lure makes life interesting > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
