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Is Google Fi privacy-invasive with regards to mobile data? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by unicornBro@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've heard that they ask for a Gmail account to sign up for the phone service.

I know that it's a T-Mobile mvno.

My question: Does everything people do on the internet using Google Fi mobile data get logged by Google?

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[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Pretty much every carrier is the same way, unfortunately. And large companies sell and trade the data between each other.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This is the correct take. The only difference between Google Fi and any other carrier is the amount they charge customers.

That's not meant to be a compliment to Google. It is a lament at our lack of options.

[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'd argue it's different in the case of Pixel phones. In that case they're controlling nearly 100% of the phone experience which probably allows them to maximize data collection

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Again, it's not that different from using a Pixel phone on any other carrier. The only difference is the first point of contact for some of your personal information.

By the time it's sold or traded between companies, it doesn't matter what the first point of contact was.

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