On Fri, 07 Nov 2014 18:03:06 +0530 Sudhir Khanger <ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thursday, November 06, 2014 08:10:19 PM Jiri Eischmann wrote: > > It's usually opt-in, so you don't have to use it and don't use it by > > default. This is at least designed as anonymous while Google tracks > > all Android users and saves their personal location data by default. > > I don't mind sharing data as long as the data is shared back in some > interesting form. > > I think it's a misconception that Google saves personal location data > by default. When you setup your device for the first time it will ask > you to enable location reporting. You can disable location reporting > and delete location history on your Android devices using this link > [1]. You will also lose access to all the value that location aware > apps provide. And you do realize this is just a subtle punishment for not surrendering to them your location data ? They could simply offer you a middle ground, (say store just one day or one week of data), but nope, it's either all or nothing, and if you choose nothing, we'll cripple your service, KTHXBYE. Simo. -- Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
