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I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 years ago by sidgames5@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I created a google takeout and in that zip file I found some files containing a ton of data about me. It has logged every single page I visited while using the google search engine and chrome browser. It even logged every single time I opened an app on my old android phone. It even has VOICE RECORDINGS of me and a log of every time I used google assistant. This is just some of the data and I'm very sure there is even more data they have.

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[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fortunately you can degoogle many Android phones. And stop using big tech products in general. They have a lot of issues, not only a complete lack of privacy

[–] H1jAcK@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I might be looking into a new phone soon, what do you suggest?

[–] iSeth@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A pixel, if you buy into GrapheneOS being the pinnacle of security. Otherwise, anything with an unlockable bootloader and LineagOS support.

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's actually quite ironic that the best phone to degoogle your life is sold by google.

[–] om1k@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

don't forget if you have location enabled in your phone it tracks every single place you've been to

[–] rageagainstmachines@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What's even scarier is that takeout is probably only the data they want you to see, or are legally obliged to share.

I would be willing to wager they have lots more on you that you're not even aware of.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They may even save every Google meet meeting for all we know. They may train their AI on how our faces look in meetings.

Nothing is too creepy for Google.

[–] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Friends don't let friends use Google and meta. show those you care about what you have discovered. don't lecture them just make them aware, share your findings.