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Google, the Great Pretender

by Miki Saxon

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Yesterday you met the founder of a tech company that voluntarily shut down because its app was being abused.

Google, however, is playing its standard game of privacy announcements that sound great, but…

Users can now opt-in to have their location data automatically deleted from Google every three or every 18 months, depending on their preference.

The catch, of course, is the timeframe. If you bother deleting your info daily or weekly, as do many people, especially from their kids phones, Google’s offer of three or 18 months isn’t very attractive.

That’s plenty of time for the data to migrate.

Win-win for Google.

Makes them sound as if they are doing something big for your privacy, without actually costing them anything.

Guess that’s the difference between a company with a real conscience and one with a good feel for PR.

Image credit: Joakim Jardenbergerg

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