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> your data shipped off to a company that knows how to use it against you

OK I hate Google as much as the next guy but that's just ridiculous. In what way does Google use your data against you? How would that be profitable?

I guess you might consider targeted ads as being assault against you?



> In what way does Google use your data against you?

Ever been in the vicinity of a crime being committed by someone else?

> Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of all U.S. warrants that Google receives.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/google-geofence-warrants/

Like this guy, for instance.

> Based on faulty location data from Google, Avondale police arrested an innocent 23-year-old man and accused him of a crime punishable by death.

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/google-geofence-locatio...


> I guess you might consider targeted ads as being assault against you?

I'm not OP, but yeah I kind of do. See also: police and government agencies buying personal data, which they Totally Only Use For Good Guy Stuff I Promise.


Did you know that Apple also uses your data to target ads to you?


...Yes?




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