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 vam
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.
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 vam
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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.
Re:New Google Maps on mobile (Symbian) (Score:2)
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?