A VPN isn’t going to prevent data collection. It merely limits the amount of information that your ISP can collect and prevents man in the middle information collection. It does not prevent data collection from the websites themselves. Any site you sign into, or whenever you sign into your browser you have given any anonymity away.
Google already has everything about the user - at least via Gmail.
Its stupid to pretend others dont collect data.
iPhone collects data by allowing 3rd party companies (Google included) to have them in app libraries.
If you ever installed VPN/DNS app on your iPhone - you will see the same traffic about you as you would use Android phone.
Nah, it’s exactly in their interest. It allows them to collect data while simultaneously preventing their competitors from doing so. I’m surprised they’re shutting it down.
Facebook literally just got caught having used their (now defunct) VPN service to spy on their user’s use of competitors
Same. What a bad decision by Google, as I was using it for safety purposes if anything - each time I would go outside with my private laptop I was on Google VPN
Yep, same here. I started using it last month - I didn’t even know it came with my Google One sub until recently so it seems to me that Google might have had more success if they had put it out there a bit more.
Oh look, more “enshitification” I don’t give a flying crap about magic eraser, I need cloud storage and a VPN. It was easy to pay for this with one relatively low fee. I’ll be cancelling once the VPN goes away.
Yeah… I’m gonna go ahead and cancel mine. Honestly I kinda forgot I was paying for that until this announcement.
I have it for the extra storage and storage alone.
Exactly. In many ways Google gains a competitive advantage from policies that limit data collection.
Especially for Google One users who are more likely than others to be heavily invested in their ecosystem.
Realized that I only have it because I use Google Fi. Now I’m worried they’re gonna axe that too lol