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Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:59:03 +0200
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Am 29.05.24 um 18:23 schrieb Robert Roland:
> On Wed, 29 May 2024 07:54:12 -0700, 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.
> 
> In a system like this, the number of participating devices is
> critically important, so I doubt you will be allowed to turn it off.

The privacy implications are much more important than the number of 
participating devices. I question your assumptions.

If you speak a little bit of German than you can see how easy it is to 
turn it on and to turn it off again:

https://www.heise.de/tipps-tricks/Google-Find-my-Device-so-funktioniert-s-6202798.html

or open settings. Go to search function and enter "find my" and enter.
There you are! Deactivate it!

-- 
"Gutta cavat lapidem." (Ovid)