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Is Google Fi privacy-invasive with regards to mobile data?

I've heard that they ask for a Gmail account to sign up for the phone service.

I know that it's a T-Mobile mvno.

My question: Does everything people do on the internet using Google Fi mobile data get logged by Google?

#privacy
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Steve
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Steve
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I don't know it for a fact, I just know it's true, that Google collects and logs every byte of data that goes through it's servers.
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hansolo
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hansolo
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Read the TOS. They tell you.

fi.google.com/about/tos/#googl…

Google does Google stuff with your data, and shares it with any Alphabet entities they want. Which means it gets sold and traded like any other data. Sure "not your name" but data enough to 100% identify you, fore sure.

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actionjbone
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actionjbone
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Pretty much every carrier is the same way, unfortunately. And large companies sell and trade the data between each other.
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Jo Miran
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Jo Miran
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This is the correct take. The only difference between Google Fi and any other carrier is the amount they charge customers.

That's not meant to be a compliment to Google. It is a lament at our lack of options.

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bl4kers
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I'd argue it's different in the case of Pixel phones. In that case they're controlling nearly 100% of the phone experience which probably allows them to maximize data collection
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