GOOGLE sued for DATA BREACHES

[Teddybrae]

The news last night told that the Australian Consumer and (something or other) Commission (ACCC) is taking Google to Australia's Federal Court for Data Breaching.

The breaching concerns the geo-location ability of Android phones which Google says can be turned off so that you cannot be tracked.

Bad luck for many Users as in many cases the tracking app did not turn off tracking, or the User was required to do unspecified multiple tasks to turn off the feature.

This news links neatly in with and follows up on BudToaster's post: IS THE INTERNET AWARE here:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=8691876#post8691876

Cheers all ...

 

[armedoldhippy]

i'm easily located by my phone. it is plugged into the wall right over there across my living room. now, if i'm not HERE...

 

[dddaver]

I have always assumed we are all tracked no matter what you tell your devices to do. I really got a kck out of people who were apparently surprised when it was revealed Amazon listens over Alexa. Of course they do.

I sometimes think I should just have the attitude like my daughter's. Her attitude is to take advantage of all the GPS and FB and whatever and says what the hell. Who should care what she did. And have at it voyeurs.

I think it's generational. I use Linux OS, surf private all the time, have turned off any geolocating I can, allow no history storage and periodically delete all Google data for "all time". And even put black electrical tape over the fucking PC camera and microphone.

But I'm sure I'm looked at as a heretic, deviant, and dangerous by some crazy assholes. There is a name for sticking out like I do because of the way I am, but I couldn't care less. I'm not any kind of criminal and hiding anything...other than growing my meds. I simply want my life to be mine.

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

- If the powers that be really want to find you or me - then they literally have thousands of operatives in several alphabet agencies all over the planet and access to any and all data on us, and anyone who we may or might have associated with to do it -

- and really - I don't think that cannabis growing is a priority for them to mobilize and bust people so much these days - unless you are growing large - in most of the western world - but there is comfort in creating your own security - so attempting to keep off the radar - remember 'loose lips sink ships' - because its more likely to be a relative/friend or neighbour that dobs you in - out of threat, spite or jealousy - or because they still believe the reefer madness propaganda - and think it is their civic duty -

No we are not criminals dddaver - they are the criminals for criminalizing cannabis horticulture -

 

[dddaver]

- If the powers that be really want to find you or me - then they literally have thousands of operatives in several alphabet agencies all over the planet and access to any and all data on us, and anyone who we may or might have associated with to do it -

- and really - I don't think that cannabis growing is a priority for them to mobilize and bust people so much these days - unless you are growing large - in most of the western world - but there is comfort in creating your own security - so attempting to keep off the radar - remember 'loose lips sink ships' - because its more likely to be a relative/friend or neighbour that dobs you in - out of threat, spite or jealousy - or because they still believe the reefer madness propaganda - and think it is their civic duty -

No we are not criminals dddaver - they are the criminals for criminalizing cannabis horticulture -

Absolutely. Totally agree.