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Black Dog

Who owns your shiny new Pixel 9 phone? You can’t say no to Google’s surveillance

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feddit.ukWho owns your shiny new Pixel 9 phone? You can’t say no to Google’s surveillance - Feddit UK>Google’s latest flagship smartphone raises concerns about user privacy and security. It frequently transmits private user data to the tech giant before any app is installed. Moreover, the Cybernews research team has discovered that it potentially has remote management capabilities without user awareness or approval. >Cybernews researchers analyzed the new Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphone’s web traffic, focusing on what a new smartphone sends to Google. >“Every 15 minutes, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL sends a data packet to Google. The device shares location, email address, phone number, network status, and other telemetry. Even more concerning, the phone periodically attempts to download and run new code, potentially opening up security risks,” said Aras Nazarovas, a security researcher at Cybernews… >… “The amount of data transmitted and the potential for remote management casts doubt on who truly owns the device. Users may have paid for it, but the deep integration of surveillance systems in the ecosystem may leave users vulnerable to privacy violations,” Nazarovas said…
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averyminya

I will never understand buying a google phone just to deGoogle it. why would you give them money.

I’ve seen the reasoning, I just …

tht 🇧🇬

@averyminya @Andromxda grapheneos is SOTA of android security, and it only supports pixels, thats why

Oct 05, 2024, 05:17 PM·Public·Mastodon for Android
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averyminya

Right, like I said I’ve seen the reasoning. It just seems like giving money to the very company you’re all trying to avoid, which in turn is just funding for Google to be more invasive.

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tht 🇧🇬

@averyminya bought it secondhand, problem solved

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CCMan1701A

Playing them for hardware only is different from paying for hardware and then providing all your personal information 24/7 to them.

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jjlinux | X unverified 😅

@averyminya @tht I honestly don't think they make that much money from selling Pixel phones and tablets, at least not yet.

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