-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2014-05-06 14:16, James Knott wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
The problem is precisely that you need a browser, no app available. And once you are logged into google, they track everything you do with your browser.
On computers, you need a browser vs dedicated app.
You need one, because they have chosen not to make a distributed app, intentionally, to force you login, so that they can track your activity.
On phones & tablets, it's a dedicated app either way.
Memory and cpu constraints. The browser is not kept running all the time there. And, in the case of google talk in android, you need to be logged into google account first, so they track your entire phone activity. Well, maybe not phone calls.
Also, how do you know Skype isn't tracking you? Do you really trust Microsoft (Skype owner) to not do that?
Of course they do, as much as they can. But they are not a company designed from the bottom up to track you. And they can only track what that particular app does... which in Linux you can jail with apparmour and make sure it does not access files outside of what it really needs. I have both gadgets, anyway. But I take care to log into google with a separate browser profile, or separate browser brand. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iF4EAREIAAYFAlNo1uwACgkQja8UbcUWM1yvGwEAiy49ltoN2iPhooeBgUM20N8t 5tC9bDEhsnptkdsO3YUA/0RkF8sePQOxEZTye3lB0SxG2Qhl90d+7Is4QuHWXgEN =FKZj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org