Re: Google - Pipedot

Google (Score: 2, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-04-28 15:02 (#17V)

It's interesting, I agree with the poll that Google makes the appearance to be way more capable and responsible to handle your data than all the other companies. Even though they're a datamining company, most people are not worried about them but have usually huge reservations about facebook, yahoo and microsoft.

Why is it easier to trust Google?

Re: Google (Score: 1)

by vanderhoth@pipedot.org on 2014-04-29 10:38 (#18K)

The one thing that Google's doing that's really getting under my skin is asking for my cell number. Drives me up the wall every time I log in to G-mail it was the number so if I ever get locked out of my account they can send me a text. Good in principal, but I don't trust anyone outside my immediate friends with my cell number. The last thing I want is to start getting telemarketer calls while I'm at work like the lady in the cubical next to me does. I'm sure Google would be responsible, but I'm still not going to take the chance, after all telemarketers are the reason I got rid of my land line in the first place. I'm so sick of "You've won a cruise for TWO!!" and "Hi, this is RBC calling to see if you'd like a credit card that has no limit!", especially right in the middle of dinner or right after I put my two year old to bed.

Re: Google (Score: 2, Interesting)

by rudolph@pipedot.org on 2014-04-30 05:20 (#19C)

I, too, am tired of all these places asking for a cell number "for security" reasons. I have a google voice number for this very reason, created back when it was still grand central or something. The other day some place I don't recall popped up the thing asking for my cell and when I punched in that number it errored stating it's not a cellular phone. Awesome. Even google accepted it as my cell number.

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