And I can't vouch for all of Google, but regarding location data, Google has been pretty transparent regarding which data is collected and stored; papers like NYT covered it extensively - see [1].
And Google also gives you clear ways to delete this data, as referenced in that NYT article [2].
And moreover, Google has been consistently on track to store less private data. Example: location data is going to be auto-deleted for users that want that, as of this month[3]. Maps now gets an incognito mode[4].
>but that is a faith based position.
Hope the links I referenced will help dispel this notion. Google does take privacy seriously.
(Disclaimer: I work for Google. The opinions expressed here are mine and not of my employer; etc - what I said is public knowledge.).
And I can't vouch for all of Google, but regarding location data, Google has been pretty transparent regarding which data is collected and stored; papers like NYT covered it extensively - see [1].
And Google also gives you clear ways to delete this data, as referenced in that NYT article [2].
And moreover, Google has been consistently on track to store less private data. Example: location data is going to be auto-deleted for users that want that, as of this month[3]. Maps now gets an incognito mode[4].
>but that is a faith based position.
Hope the links I referenced will help dispel this notion. Google does take privacy seriously.
(Disclaimer: I work for Google. The opinions expressed here are mine and not of my employer; etc - what I said is public knowledge.).
[0]https://policies.google.com/technologies/retention?hl=en-US
[1]https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/technology/google-sensorv...
[2]https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?hl=en
[3]https://mashable.com/article/google-auto-delete-location-his...
[4]https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18535657/google-incognito-...