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  • Firebase is automatically sending detailed updates to whom?

    From Wally J@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 4 16:23:53 2023
    In another thread from yesterday...
    *What your phone knows about you* by Jeff Layton
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/8czfdx27sKs/>

    Jeff and I both were shocked when we did these two simple things:
    1. Turn on Developer options
    2. Then go to Settings > Google > Firebase

    After doing so... Jeff asked
    Q1: "What does the Firebase SEND UPDATE-INDEX mean?
    Q2: Is that Firebsae send-update-index info sent to Google?"

    Good question given how horrifically detailed the Firebase indexes are...
    <https://i.postimg.cc/nhCCVxmB/mapsloctrack03.jpg> All Maps searches
    <https://i.postimg.cc/cJLdfv3x/privacy05.jpg> All music files played
    <https://i.postimg.cc/bYDN6SBd/privacy07.jpg> All recordings made
    <https://i.postimg.cc/brQ77PnV/privacy08.jpg> All contacts contacted
    <https://i.postimg.cc/gcCjHqHg/privacy09.jpg> All connected cell towers
    etc.

    But... I do NOT know the answer to these basic privacy questions.

    There are basically three fundamental questions I'd ask of all of you:
    A. What on Android is automatically sending the Firebase indexes?
    B. To whom (and for what purpose) are Firebase indexes automatically sent?
    C. How can we put a stop to this seemingly huge Android privacy leak?
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  • From Wally J@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 12 18:54:05 2023
    Nobody seems to know much about Firebase so here are some references:

    These are recent threads on the Android newsgroup about "firebase".
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/search?q=firebase>

    *Does Google Firebase have all your searched for places indexed and uploaded?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/Da-7woIRGoE/>

    *Firebase is automatically sending detailed updates to whom?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/NK0ZfV9i3CE/>

    *firebase- question maybe someone can answer?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/coXoOd4AUd0/>

    *Firebase? Where is your Android cell tower connections log?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/iT4i40Ze5QY/>

    *Firebase App Indexing is sending data weekly to someone - but who?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/57sy7lNnrzk/>

    *How do you clear all Firebase indexables, en masse, on Android 11?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/nHLaPrLeHVg/>

    *Do you know how to Disable (or clear) Firebase Performance Monitoring on your Android phone?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/v9ov-rkLlU4/>

    *Firebase*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/Vg34KhrBfbw/>

    *What your phone knows about you*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/8czfdx27sKs/>
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