This seems rather off topic and unproductive to the effort of solving the SO ticket. I highly doubt it's a matter of Google spying on developers, more likely a bug or weird interaction with the OS.
> "unproductive to the effort of solving the SO ticket."
That's an odd thing to object to. I have no interest in resolving the SO ticket. Google doesn't pay me to fix their problems and nor am I inclined to donate my labor to a for-profit corporation.
That's an odd thing to object to. I have no interest in resolving the SO ticket. Google doesn't pay me to fix their problems and nor am I inclined to donate my labor to a for-profit corporation.