Is Google Photos THAT bad for privacy?
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
June 20, 2026
Cobson:
> [Is Google Photos THAT bad for privacy?
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> I don’t have that much money
I think the answer is in your thread title “THAT bad”; it’s subjective based on your needs and values.
People who need stricter privacy and can afford it avoid Google — a company that provides many services in exchange for personal data — at all costs. People who need the services, they trust that the providers will follow what they say they are going to do with the data.
If a provider doesn’t follow through, they can be sued and fined, but that’s often just a cost they can “budget” for. Economic needs sometimes override privacy values; that’s true for people everywhere.
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