我们的键盘正在追踪我们
1 分•作者: tukunjil•大约 2 小时前
在使用安卓手机时,我一直使用内置(应该说是“被迫使用”)的谷歌 Gboard 键盘。自从开始使用它以来,我注意到只要打开任何注重隐私的浏览器标签页,或者需要输入密码或 PIN 码的字段时,键盘界面就会变得不一样——左上角会显示一个隐身模式图标。(他们对自己对用户隐私的“诚意”表现得淋漓尽致!哈哈哈…)
而在我的 iOS 设备上使用 Gboard 时,每当我需要输入密码或浏览隐私标签页时,iPhone 就会自动切换到默认的 iOS 内置键盘。注意到这两个普遍现象后,我发现了一些新的东西。无论何时何地,只要我在 Gboard 上输入任何内容(尤其是在安卓手机上),谷歌和 Facebook 等服务就会开始向我展示完全相同的广告!这清楚地表明,Gboard 只是在收集我输入的所有内容!需要注意的是,我从未使用过 Gboard 的内置搜索功能、GIF 功能,甚至语音输入也很少用。也很少使用键盘上的翻译按钮。而且,我在 Gboard 设置和谷歌帐户设置中都严格关闭了所有与隐私相关的选项。我知道所有其他第三方商业键盘应用程序(SwiftKey/Grammarly…)都会跟踪用户的输入。Gboard 可能会跟踪以丰富词汇和预测(这在一定程度上是可以接受的),但为了广告目的、AI 模型训练以及进一步提供给政府机构而跟踪所有内容是绝对不可接受的,也是不道德的。
我仍然在安卓手机上使用 Gboard 的原因(这是我仍然使用的为数不多的谷歌服务之一)是因为它拥有最大的语言库(甚至支持拼音输入!),其次是一些小功能,例如撤销/重做选项、剪贴板和主题……
我现在正在考虑的第一步是修改 APK 文件,以停止接收更新并永久切断 Gboard 与互联网的连接。这容易做到吗?如果有什么不满意的 Gboard 版本,请推荐给我。也请分享一下关于键盘跟踪的想法。
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While using android, I just use the built-in (should called “forced to use”) google made GBOARD. What I’ve noticed since I use this, whenever there is any privacy oriented browser tab or any field to entry password or pin code, the keyboard UI becomes different– showing a incognito icon on left top. (Presenting themselves so much sincere to users privacy! Hahaha…)
And while using gboard on my iOS, whenever I’m going to entry any password or browsing private tab, iPhone automatically switches to default built in iOS keyboard. After noticing this two common incident, I discovered a thing new. Whatever and whenever I type something in gboard (in android especially,) goggle and Facebook like services starts to show me exactly the same thing as advertisement! Which clearly means, Gboard is just collecting everything I types everywhere! To be noted that, I never uses Gboards built in search feature, gif feature. Even no voice typing. Very rarely I use the translate bottom from keyboard. Also all of privacy related options both in gboard settings and google account settings are strictly turned off in my side. I know that all other third party commercial keyboard apps (swift/gramarly…) tracks users typing. And gboard may track to enrich vocabulary and predictions (which will be acceptable in certain limit), But tracking everything for advertisement purposes, ai model training and further supplying to governmental agencies is never acceptable, nor anything ethical.
Why I still using gboard on android (one of few ggl services I still use) is because their largest language collection (even with phonetic method!!), and secondly some tiny features such as undo/redo option, clipboard and theme….<p>What I thinking now is to modify the apk file firstly to stop getting updates and permanently cutting off gboards connection from internet. Is it a easy task to do? Suggest me if there any discontented Gboard version. Also please share thoughts about keyboard tracking.