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Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?

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On 10/8/2018 2:51 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 10:29:47 -0700, 123456789 wrote:

>>> I feel it's best not to have any Google Account on an Android 
>>> phone.

>> To late for me since I've been using Gmail for years. Great
>> service (IMO).

> It's not too late, as I've been using a "Google Gmail Account" for 
> years.

> I do realize that my system was designed with a lot of forethought, 
> in order to maintain a modicum of separation between my "real" and 
> "bogus" Google Accounts ---

What's to be gained FOR ME by the separation of my real and bogus Gmail
accounts? I'm not trying to hide my true ID from Google. And anyway
since Google currently charges my credit card for its services (Drive,
eBooks, apps, etc.) I think they already have a pretty good idea of who
and where I am.

> Note that most of us already have a good set of free app APKs, which 
> is why we don't need the Google Account on Android, whose only 
> benefit (as far as I can tell) is that the Google Android Account 
> allows you to use Google Play

How about just dedicating an old unused tablet to have a bogus Google
account, use the Play Store to get the wanted apps, and then siphon the
apks off to whatever pure non-polluted device you want them on?

>> I need my real Gmail account on my phone to access my Google Drive

> I have a Google Account. I just don't have that Google Account set
> up as my Android Account. Why can't you do the same?

Because I don't see any advantage FOR ME.

> Looking up what "Google Drive" does for you, I don't see why it
> won't work

I have multiple toys including a w10 laptop, W10 tablet, Chromebook,
Amazon Fire tablets, Android tablets of various sizes and an Android
phone. All have Google drive capability. Any change I make to one is
reflected to all. Changing all that to another Google account...really?? 8-O

> I keep my "real" Google account separate from my "Android Google
> Account". There are advantages (e.g., no Advertiser ID, for
> example).

Why should I care about an advertiser ID?

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What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 09:09 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 09:29 +0000
    Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 09:39 +0000
    Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-10-04 09:10 -0700
      Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-08 15:36 +0000
        Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-10-08 10:29 -0700
          Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-08 21:51 +0000
            Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-08 23:01 +0000
            Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-10-08 16:13 -0700
              Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-09 00:18 +0000
                Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-10-08 20:31 -0400
                Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-09 02:33 +0000
                Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-10-08 19:20 -0700
                Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-09 02:31 +0000
                Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy and anything else we want to talk about. 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-10-08 22:11 -0700
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 10:18 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 10:34 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 11:45 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 12:20 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 13:54 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 18:07 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-04 18:12 +0000
  Re: What are the common settings to change on an Android 7.0 Nougat phone for privacy?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-08 23:21 +0000

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