Google refutes report that the Pixel 9 Pro XL is collecting too much personal data

11 October 2024
Some data is collected, but the same is true for other Androids - and even Apple's iPhones - claim the developers behind GrapheneOS.

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Anonymous, 11 Oct 2024China vesion of Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Honor Don't have ... moreNo, just send data to CCP. Better than to Google, right?

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    • 11 Oct 2024

    SShock, 11 Oct 2024Um, no. This is why they all take our private data for gran... moreNo thanks. Google is ok for me.

      GrapheneOS simping for Google is embarrassing. Pixels are definitely not more secure than every other manufacturer. Samsung are probably the most secure, they certainly offer the longest security support, even for budget devices.

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        • Nick Query
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        • 11 Oct 2024

        on device storing the data; does that mean google won't collect it?

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          • Anonymous
          • Sr6
          • 11 Oct 2024

          Step 3: to uninstall bloatware open terminal and type this:

          adb shell
          su
          pm uninstall com.facebook.system


          Your phone must be rooted for this trick to work!!!
          This is how you can easily debloat your phone to make it work faster!!!
          Enjoy this trick!

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            • Anonymous
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            • 11 Oct 2024

            Step 2: Identify Facebook Packages

            In the ADB shell, run the command
            pm list packages | grep facebook
            to list all Facebook-related packages.

            Note the package names:
            com.facebook.system
            com.facebook.appmanager
            com.facebook.services.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 11 Oct 2024

              Just an FYI,
              Facebook install HIDDEN APPS on all the android we have
              com.facebook.system
              com.facebook.appmanager
              com.facebook.services

              These 3 apps run on every android in the background, and there's no UI.
              All android, except the one that from China

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                • 11 Oct 2024

                Anonymous, 11 Oct 2024Every phone or every company or every social media collects... moreHilarious and scary since there are real people that actually apply this logic.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Sr6
                  • 11 Oct 2024

                  your private data is worth millions to these big corporations. Better be careful with your private data. Never share it with anyone for free. always ask for millions first. Then share it.

                    Anonymous, 11 Oct 2024Every phone or every company or every social media collects... moreUm, no. This is why they all take our private data for granted. Because everyone just accepted it. Just look how everyone is willing to just give away all their privacy for all the Google stuff that's "free".

                    I recommend using DuckDuckGo app and enable app filtering through virtual VPN that runs locally and blocks a lot of trackers and analytics, very likely including Android's default data harvesting. Android also has controls to disable analytics which are of course enabled by default and usually pre-checked and people just click "Continue". Other option are Secure DNS with filtering like Adguard DNS or NextDNS (and many others).

                    People need to step up and start to care about their privacy even if it looks "insignificant". Corporations prey on ignorance of people, because you have to have some effort to block their data hoarding and most isn't willing to bother, even though it takes very little effort in beginning and that's it.

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                      • 11 Oct 2024

                      *Surprised Pikachu face*

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                        • 11 Oct 2024

                        Every phone or every company or every social media collects your personal information. So unless you are a criminal don't worry at all.

                          raditz594, 11 Oct 2024 They are a business that exists to make money. You think t... more1) That's an indictment in an of itself.
                          2) Even if we accept the premise that this is fine when a product/service is offered for free, why is this logic being applied to smartphones? These companies charge a pretty penny both for the hardware and the software that comes with them (and Pixels in particular aren't exactly the cheapest Android devices on the market, despite almost always shipping with outdated hardware).

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                            raditz594, 11 Oct 2024 They are a business that exists to make money. You think t... moreGoogle was/is/will attemp to mandate the Internet and control it as they seem fit. That's their end goal and why Google search is free, along with their ambitious Chrome project.

                            If it were up to Google, they would put 15 seconds ads on every click you do on the Internet before letting you browse to your desired website

                              Considering how annoying are ads on youtube, I wouldn't believe google easily about that...

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                                Anonymous, 11 Oct 2024China vesion of Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Honor Don't have ... moreI'm not sure either to clap or boooo you. Do you think by no Google app service install in your phone, Google won't have your data?? Ohh boy, how naive you can be 🤦🏻‍♂️
                                Hit: who made Android? China?? 🤦🏻‍♂️

                                  pl2rts, 11 Oct 2024I would say it's too much already when google collect ... more They are a business that exists to make money. You think they are going to provide their services to you as a public service?

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                                    • astolfo
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                                    • 11 Oct 2024

                                    It's not a conspiracy theory that phones lasted longer on battery before bc almost no call to home was done.

                                    Symbian was probably the last OS without all that crap on top of it. Android has been rebuilt to serve Google's needs. There's no way AOSP is actually clean of it. And only God knows what iOS has behind the scene.

                                    SailFishOS maybe is the only current clean mobile OS.

                                    Same thing can be said about Chromium and its derivatives. Every single Google product is a venom to its market, and the less people follow and praise Google around, the better it will be for everyone.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 11 Oct 2024

                                      This isn't new, for years we all knew that data collecting was going on whether android, ios, windows etc. I think people get scared that the government or other individuals are spying on them 24/7 looking at their every web search. Data collection is done behind the scenes, the info goes to the servers and stays there forever. After a month of news like this the majority of the people don't even care. I do wish google made it easier to delete stored data, sometimes there are many hidden options to delete that unless you click on each option you can't find.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 11 Oct 2024

                                        Welp, guess it's time to start training pigeons again...