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Story: GM and Google integrate Android app with OnStarTotal Replies: 6
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gus3

May 19, 2010
9:33 AM EDT 		What could possibly go wrong?

Google is in all kinds of hot water, right now, for snooping wireless networks in Germany; they're still trying to find out how much privacy in Chrome will get people to stop complaining; GMail privacy is non-existent; yada yada yada...

And OnStar? They actually sent an email to my parents saying, in essence, "We noticed you driving in circles the other day. Were you lost?" So what if they were? It isn't like they've ever found a black hole and never come back.

A match made in Hades, indeed. Nothing good for privacy will come of this. And it sickens me that they're using Linux as the basis for this dastardly-duo partnership.
vect

May 19, 2010
10:51 AM EDT 		Do you know why I pulled you over?

No, Officer.

I was playing around with the new gDataStar 'just added to my car when your 'plate popped up on screen. I was curious 'what the face of someone searching midget porn every day looks like.
TxtEdMacs

May 19, 2010
11:47 AM EDT 		But first, the more pertinent question:

What does midget porn look like?

YBT
techiem2

May 19, 2010
12:49 PM EDT 		Txt: I'm sure Google would be happy to tell you.
TxtEdMacs

May 19, 2010
8:44 PM EDT 		tech.,

But why settle for second hand knowledge when the expertise can be queried directly?

YBT
hkwint

May 20, 2010
9:09 AM EDT
Quoting:they're still trying to find out how much privacy in Chrome will get people to stop complaining;


That's the best summary of Google's privacy policy I encountered so far!
vect

May 21, 2010
5:15 AM EDT 		http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/05/how-your-web...

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