Why people don't talk about Google Maps' privacy issueswww.youtube.comexternal-link morrowind ( @morrowind@lemmy.ml ) Privacy@lemmy.ml • 5 months ago message-square57fedilinkarrow-up1164
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minus-square Kilgore Trout ( @kilgore_trout@feddit.it ) linkfedilink1•5 months ago the data is out there Where? GMaps sources this data from each of its users.
minus-square lemmyvore ( @lemmyvore@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoAnd Google also trusts that data because it’s collected at OS level. If an open project tried to collect location data they could not trust it. There’s no way to prevent malicious users from sending bogus data.
minus-square ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoThat’s where. But also I wouldn’t be surprised if there are also other sources.
Where? GMaps sources this data from each of its users.
And Google also trusts that data because it’s collected at OS level.
If an open project tried to collect location data they could not trust it. There’s no way to prevent malicious users from sending bogus data.
That’s where. But also I wouldn’t be surprised if there are also other sources.