A few days ago,it was discoveredthat Google continued to record the geolocation of users despite thedeactivationa position tracking option. This spotlight resonated in the world of tech, but also with the general public. The Mountain View giant should even soon modify its conditions of use toclarifierinformation on this subject. But a new comparative study between Google and Apple should not improve the case of the Alphabet subsidiary:
Douglas C. Schmidt, professor of computer science, recently conducted a major study on datasentby Android and iOS smartphones to Google and Apple servers.
It turns out that Android and Google apps in general are leakingnumerousinformation, even without using apps. On Apple's side, respect for privacy seemsplus importantstill.
For example, with equal use of Google apps (Gmail, YouTube, etc.), on an Android smartphone and the Chrome browser, Google retrieves information50 times more oftenonly on an iPhone and the Safari browser.
Precisely, the researcher notes that from Safari on iPhone, Google can only save data when the user is actuallyby trainto surf the internet. On Android, information recovery is even doneout of use.
Another notable data, Google receives4,4 Mbof data per Android smartphone on average per day. It is6 times morethan what Apple records from an iPhone.
Overall, an iPhone sends10 times less ofteninformation to Apple than an Android smartphone sends to Google.
It's no surprise that Google is very interested in user data. Indeed, advertising, with advertising targeting, is one of its main activities. But it is never pleasant to learn that recovery happens in this unexpected way.
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