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Google Fi "opted you in" to data selling - You can opt out of CPNI (fi.google.com)
submitted 1 year ago by dawni@lemmy.world to c/googlepixel@lemmy.world
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Received an email from Google Fi that their policy is to "opt you in" to sell your phone-call and purchase info to advertisers. They call the data your CPNI — "Customer Proprietary Network Information". Making this an opt-out when it's a combo of your shopping data plus phone-call data (including destination and location) plus Google identity seems pretty egregious to me.

Anyway, the emailed notice is easy to overlook as just another policy update that you wouldn't do anything about. But you can opt out.

At https://fi.google.com/account, go to "Privacy & security", and deselect "Allow CPNI sharing". It's not in the Fi app; you have to do it in a browser.

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[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Fuckers! Dick move there Fi.

[–] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Thanks for this OP. Evilcorp Gonna evil, I guess

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

The misuse of language on Google's part is incredible. You can't opt someone else in.

[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Huge thanks, I thought that was just a generic policy email. Fucking tired of this shit.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I appreciate you.

I saw that email too and got confused.

Turned it off a moment ago

[–] coffeeguy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A few months back I just opted out of google fi and that worked. Seems google's motto is more of the "Do be evil" variant these days.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Don’t Not Be Evil.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Or just click the link that says to opt out. It will opt you out without doing anything else. Pretty dick move to have it opt-out instead of opt-in, yet not surprising.

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Disabled! Thanks for sharing

[–] Metriximor@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assume this is outside of Europe right? This breaks GDPR in every conceivable manner

[–] yoppa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yea this should be for the rest of the world.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I saw the email too n wondered if there was an option out

[–] steebo_jack@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

good one just did it...

[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Anyone have good suggestions to the next carrier I can switch to? I do a lot of international travel and like the Fi being available everywhere.

[–] Frenchtoastfan@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you for this! Good looking out.

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Disabled! Thanks for sharing

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How can you really opt-out when the source code of all software they use is closed? If you cannot check the source code all they say are fallacies. You cannot trust their allegations. More google bullshit. Don't trust, verify!