From: ithinkiam@gmail.com
Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>> Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>> I'm interested in devices that are configured using Android, because
>>>> that is what I have, and can be located with the default networks of
>>>> both Apple and Android. What wording should I search for? Not always
clear.
>>>
>>> The precise wording is indeed important, because for example in your
>>> case, it's important that the tracker you buy can (also) be *dectected*
>>> and (location) reported by an iPhone on Apple's Find My network and that
>>> that location will reach you on Google's Find Hub network.
>>
>> I don't think that is possible. It may not ever.
>>
>> It requires google and apple to agree on a mechanism for sharing
>> information. I'm biased, but I'd feel queasy if google got access to Find
>> My data.
>
> I'm thinking of transfer, not sharing, i.e. kind of a gateway. iPhone
> finds a device, Apple finds out it's not one of theirs, so it passes it
> to Google and asks "Is this one of yours?", Google says "Yep, thanks!"
> (or says "Nope, don't know that one!"). So Google only gets info about a
> device which is not an Apple device and vice versa. Of course Google
> could secretly keep info about an Apple device and vice versa, but
> that's info about the device (i.e. serial number, location, type of
> device?), but not any information about its user, etc..
>
> I think things could work that way, but please feel free to punch
> holes in my thinking.
It still means allowing your competitor to have access to packets of data
from almost all your customers. There's potentially more information either
explicitly or implicitly within them and sharing that is risky.
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