Google refutes report that the Pixel 9 Pro XL is collecting too much personal data --[Reported by Umva mag]

A couple of days ago, Cybernews published a report that claimed that the Pixel 9 Pro XL shares personal info with Google every 15 minutes, before even setting up the device. This includes your location, your email address and phone number, app list and other telemetry. However, the developers behind the privacy-focused Android fork called GrapheneOS point out that this is not unique to the Pixel 9 Pro XL – it is standard Android behavior. And not just that, they point out that iOS collects pretty much the same information. There's a highly inaccurate article about Pixels from Cybernews...

Oct 11, 2024 - 15:03
Google refutes report that the Pixel 9 Pro XL is collecting too much personal data --[Reported by Umva mag]

A couple of days ago, Cybernews published a report that claimed that the Pixel 9 Pro XL shares personal info with Google every 15 minutes, before even setting up the device. This includes your location, your email address and phone number, app list and other telemetry. However, the developers behind the privacy-focused Android fork called GrapheneOS point out that this is not unique to the Pixel 9 Pro XL – it is standard Android behavior. And not just that, they point out that iOS collects pretty much the same information. There's a highly inaccurate article about Pixels from Cybernews...




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