<story><title>Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sidewaysloading</author><text>This is Google not only intercepting people&amp;#x27;s smartphone traffic, but a lot more:&lt;p&gt;- Google will send you a router to intercept your entire household&amp;#x27;s internet traffic on all devices with a browser (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;7574391?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7573819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;757439...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;p&gt;- Google will send you a device that listens 24&amp;#x2F;7 to audio in the room to figure out what you are watching on TV and listening to (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;7574764?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7562482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;757476...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;p&gt;- Google&amp;#x27;s project includes tracking of desktop and laptop internet activity via a browser extension that can basically read literally anything you do online (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;7574481?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7573811&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;757448...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;p&gt;This isn&amp;#x27;t just trying to figure out what new up-and-coming apps are going to be the next big thing, this is Google building out very far-reaching profiles of your entire household, in return for some gift cards. This is signing away your family&amp;#x27;s entire digital life (and a significant part of anyone they interact with in a browser).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>curiousgal</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll go ahead and play the Devil&amp;#x27;s advocate because every constructive conversation needs one.&lt;p&gt;People who signup for this already know what they are doing and the program has a privacy section[0] saying that the data is only shared with Google which is pretty much akin to having any Smart Speaker. Not only that but it also says that the data wouldn&amp;#x27;t be used to &amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;advertise to you or sell you anything&lt;/i&gt;&amp;quot; which is not the case with Smart Speakers.&lt;p&gt;In essence, from a privacy point of view, when compared to having a Smart Speaker, this is better I&amp;#x27;d say.&lt;p&gt;0.&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;9028740?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7563962&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;902874...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sidewaysloading</author><text>This is Google not only intercepting people&amp;#x27;s smartphone traffic, but a lot more:&lt;p&gt;- Google will send you a router to intercept your entire household&amp;#x27;s internet traffic on all devices with a browser (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;7574391?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7573819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;757439...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;p&gt;- Google will send you a device that listens 24&amp;#x2F;7 to audio in the room to figure out what you are watching on TV and listening to (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;7574764?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7562482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;757476...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;p&gt;- Google&amp;#x27;s project includes tracking of desktop and laptop internet activity via a browser extension that can basically read literally anything you do online (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;7574481?hl=en&amp;amp;ref_topic=7573811&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;audiencemeasurement&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;757448...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;p&gt;This isn&amp;#x27;t just trying to figure out what new up-and-coming apps are going to be the next big thing, this is Google building out very far-reaching profiles of your entire household, in return for some gift cards. This is signing away your family&amp;#x27;s entire digital life (and a significant part of anyone they interact with in a browser).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>shittyadmin</author><text>Sounds quite similar to the way TV ratings are done - is this really such an issue? It&amp;#x27;s very much an opt in service designed to measure audiences.&lt;p&gt;Unlike hidden terms in privacy policies it&amp;#x27;s made quite clear what&amp;#x27;s going on here.</text></comment>