Apple and Google have teamed up to deliver support for unwanted Bluetooth tracking alerts in iOS and Android.

Apple and Google have teamed up to deliver support for unwanted Bluetooth tracking alerts in iOS and Android.

  • Sume@reddthat.comEnglish
    25·
    7 months ago

    This for tracking taggers like the thing Apple has, whatever it’s called. Not data tracking

      • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        7 months ago

        The article isn’t talking about Apple or Google adding privacy-invasive stuff. It’s talking about protections being put in place To prevent you from being tracked by things like Apple’s Airtags

        • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldEnglish
          121·
          7 months ago

          I think you’re missing the point.

          The google service that is being used for the airtag alert is one of the main ones google uses to track you. Many privacy conscious individuals have disabled this service.

          Now the choice is

          A) disable service to prevent google from spying on you, but risk being tracked by an airtag.

          B) keep the service to prevent being tracked by an airtag, but also allow google to spy on you.

          Its a loose-loose scenario.

          • root@precious.netEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            You can also just install or create a third party app to do the same thing.

            • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              7 months ago

              There is one. It’s called “AirGuard” and it has been around for a while now. I’m using it on GrapheneOS.

    • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      GSF is where most of Google’s invasive user tracking happens. It’s proprietary, closed source and is not part of AOSP (Android Open Source Project). It is, by definition, spyware.