Received notice of a change to the service in my inbox today. Seems icky to me.

Devices in the network use Bluetooth to scan for nearby items. If other devices detect your items, they’ll securely send the locations where the items were detected to Find My Device. Your Android devices will do the same to help others find their offline items when detected nearby

Your devices’ locations will be encrypted using the PIN, pattern, or password for your Android devices. They can only be seen by you and those you share your devices with in Find My Device. They will not be visible to Google or used for other purposes.

ETA: here’s the link to opt out: opt out of the network

  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
    362·
    7 months ago

    I’m driven by convenience, FOMO, and peer pressure, so go ahead and destroy my privacy and security, Google!

    Snark aside, it seems like a really neat useful little idea that will 100% be used for some creepy corporate shit.

    • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      173·
      7 months ago

      We can already tell you the age, gender, hobbies, kinks, frequently visited spots and how long they stay there, who goes with them and who they meet, what they think about, when they go to sleep, but wouldn’t you also like to know where they are and who they’re near when their devices are offline with Bluetooth on? We can do that now too! Creepy? No! They think it’s so they can [checks notes] find their device even if its offline.

      -Google probably