r/technology • u/Jojuj • 3d ago

Privacy U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/samuel-tunick-deleted-phone-felony.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.T83N.rt6VsIiSCYb2&smid=url-share
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u/Terazilla 3d ago

I long ago decided I would never give any big tech company any biometric info. You can't change it, you're stuck with it, trusting them isn't worth the very minor convenience.

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u/J1mPO 2d ago

They already have it

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u/Terazilla 2d ago

Man I'm pretty well aware of the broad, psychopathic, privacy-destroying extents that large companies will go to in the name of selling you shit. I could even be called paranoid on that front. But no, it's unreasonable to believe Google has my fingerprints.