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Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date 2024-05-29 17:55 +0000
Organization NOYB
Message-ID <v3816a.5kc.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> (permalink)
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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> I'm surprised I haven't seen anything about this here. I've been 
> googling (!) for a way to opt out of using my bandwidth and my 
> battery to be part of this network.
> 
> Everything I could find told me to make settings changes in the Find 
> My Device app, but I don't have that app. Does that mean I'm not part 
> of the network, or do I need to install an app I don't want just to 
> opt out of a network I don't want?

  I got an e-mail (today) from Google, saying the 'feature' will be
turned on in three days and with instructions how to opt out of the
network:

<https://www.google.com/android/find/settings/fmdn>

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Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-05-29 07:54 -0700
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 16:02 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 19:01 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 18:08 +0100
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 22:33 +0200
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:16 +0200
            Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 20:20 +0100
              Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:31 +0200
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-31 15:15 +0000
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-06-03 17:38 +0200
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-06-01 07:31 -0700
              Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 11:38 -0400
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-31 16:50 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 21:56 -0400
                Re: Google's "Find My Device Network" AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-05-31 16:42 +0000
                Re: Google's "Find My Device Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-31 17:46 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Device Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 21:55 -0400
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-31 18:59 +0000
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 21:55 -0400
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-29 18:01 +0000
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no> - 2024-05-29 18:23 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-05-29 18:32 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 19:00 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 18:59 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 18:00 +0100
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 22:34 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-05-30 07:06 -0700
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-30 15:48 +0000
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-30 17:34 +0000
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 19:43 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:13 +0200
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-29 17:55 +0000
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 20:30 +0000
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 21:46 +0100
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 21:03 +0000
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 22:19 +0100
            Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 21:51 +0000
              Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 00:00 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-05-30 17:12 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 19:49 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-05-30 07:02 -0700
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 19:39 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:12 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:28 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-06-01 19:10 +0000
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 19:47 +0000
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 20:22 +0000
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 21:37 +0100
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 20:51 +0000
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 22:13 +0100
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 21:23 +0000
            Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 22:28 +0100
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-06-04 14:08 +0100

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