Google may have never told you that it stopped sharing data from your Android devices with your mobile service providers months ago, just like it didn’t tell you when it started sharing that data in the first place.
Reuters reports that Google provided anonymized, aggregated data about signal strength and connection speeds to carriers. In turn, the operators could use the data to detect weak spots in their networks and perform upgrades and improvements. It sounds great on paper, and like something everyone could benefit from. Customers would get better service, carriers would be able to provide better service, and Google would have more Android users surfing the web at faster speeds on their devices. What’s not to like?
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Google quietly killed a service that used Android phone data to help mobile carriers improve their networks originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 20:08:08 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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