I think Google apologizers has become worse than Apple apologizers but let me try one more time.
If you install current Google maps to your Symbian phone (possibly others soon) and "reset it", it will send your personal "favorites" (read: locations saved) to Google, without even asking you. For example "Grandma's home" goes from your personal phone memory to Google, instantly.
It must have sort of "opt out" too of course but it doesn't change the fact that Google really looks like some sort of information vampire, trying to get all data from you, especially personal ones.
One day in future, looking to their horrible image among customers and several government/private investigations going on, they will ask themselves "What did we do wrong?" but it will be too late for them. My "citation"? MS history in 1990s. Quote from the book "No Logo" (sorry, double translated) "It was a cool thing to work at Microsoft but whatever happened in no time, people started to stare at us like we work for Philip Morris."
If you install current Google maps to your Symbian phone (possibly others soon) and "reset it", it will send your personal "favorites" (read: locations saved) to Google, without even asking you. For example "Grandma's home" goes from your personal phone memory to Google, instantly.
I don't care if Google knows where Grandma lives. It's the Big bad wolf that I'm worried about.
It is stored as part of your google maps account... That seems obvious and seems to make sense. They advertise that you can set paths w/e on your computer then just go, they'll be available on your phone. It also doesn't matter if you break your phone and get a new one, nothing breaks.
Oh noes Google is saving information about me that I told it to. I don't think you are afraid of Google, you are afraid of 'the cloud'. Online services store your shit online zomg. Not shocking. ~_~ Not even surprising.
I hope you got an insanely powerful password for your Google account since it is NOT a "cloud", it is plain old server, owned by some gigantic company who has amazing powerful PR capabilities and close ties to media.
I bet you will install multi billion dollar worth "turn by turn" navigation when Google offers it for free, you will never, ever ask "Why do they offer this thing free to me while others have to ask for money?".
You sir, are the new privacy ignorant type who Google created.
I ask, it is just a valuable trade off for me. I am not sure what evil the can do with my location. It isn't like i'm hard to find anyways. Just because I disagree doesn't mean I haven't thought about it right?
Also, media hates Google, it is an upstart that keeps crushing them like bugs.
My cellphone company would already know that, how is this different? Personally I think Google is far more trustworthy than my cellphone company. So it is a pretty minor thing. And I get a feature out of it from Google. If I bought a GPS instead of using Google then they would have my location... So i fail to see the advantage. Unless you think mapping tech isn't worth the risk?
As products improve I think most people will give up private data in exchange for services. So long as you are careful its ok. Hon
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New Google Maps on mobile (Symbian) (Score:5, Interesting)
I think Google apologizers has become worse than Apple apologizers but let me try one more time.
If you install current Google maps to your Symbian phone (possibly others soon) and "reset it", it will send your personal "favorites" (read: locations saved) to Google, without even asking you. For example "Grandma's home" goes from your personal phone memory to Google, instantly.
It must have sort of "opt out" too of course but it doesn't change the fact that Google really looks like some sort of information vampire, trying to get all data from you, especially personal ones.
One day in future, looking to their horrible image among customers and several government/private investigations going on, they will ask themselves "What did we do wrong?" but it will be too late for them. My "citation"? MS history in 1990s. Quote from the book "No Logo" (sorry, double translated) "It was a cool thing to work at Microsoft but whatever happened in no time, people started to stare at us like we work for Philip Morris."
Re:New Google Maps on mobile (Symbian) (Score:5, Funny)
If you install current Google maps to your Symbian phone (possibly others soon) and "reset it", it will send your personal "favorites" (read: locations saved) to Google, without even asking you. For example "Grandma's home" goes from your personal phone memory to Google, instantly.
I don't care if Google knows where Grandma lives. It's the Big bad wolf that I'm worried about.
Re:New Google Maps on mobile (Symbian) (Score:4, Insightful)
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Oh noes Google is saving information about me that I told it to. I don't think you are afraid of Google, you are afraid of 'the cloud'. Online services store your shit online zomg. Not shocking. ~_~ Not even surprising.
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So, if plain old 'server' is being called 'cloud' Let me get it scathologically: The 'cloud' is full of s***, you better beware of the rain
Google fanboys lemma: 'In Gog we trust'
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Anyways my point was that this isn't a Google thing, it is a cloud thing. Soo.... we are in agreement?
Online service my a** (Score:2)
I hope you got an insanely powerful password for your Google account since it is NOT a "cloud", it is plain old server, owned by some gigantic company who has amazing powerful PR capabilities and close ties to media.
I bet you will install multi billion dollar worth "turn by turn" navigation when Google offers it for free, you will never, ever ask "Why do they offer this thing free to me while others have to ask for money?".
You sir, are the new privacy ignorant type who Google created.
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Also, media hates Google, it is an upstart that keeps crushing them like bugs.
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I am not sure what evil they can do with my location.
So... you're happy people can find out about all your trips to that pole-dancing joint, right?
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As products improve I think most people will give up private data in exchange for services. So long as you are careful its ok. Hon