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by LegitShady 2406 days ago
That's different that wearing a tracking device ok your arm.

People are really upset because google started acting politically. If they weren't concerned about Google's judgment they wouldn't be worried.

But they're right to worry.

3 comments

It's not the politics, it's that I don't like voyeuristic stalkers. I don't care how much money they're making voyeuristically stalking people.
>That's different that wearing a tracking device ok your arm.

An activity tracking device on your arm can't determine what medication you are taking or what diagnosis you have unless it has a secret microphone that is recording every conversation and uploading it for analysis, which is what the concern the person you replied to quoted.

Who doesnt have a phone? Who doesnt talk to people with a phone? If Google is secretly recording conversations almost everyone is covered regardless of what device they have - even no device.
But it can know how active / inactive you are and may also know your location(s) (if you enable that).
Acting politically is ok

Acting corporately is totally not ok

As an employed person happy with my life I enjoy my corporation, does this make me not ok?
If you CEO/CTO/top of that corp it seems ok for me

If you decent person of course