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[–] Alias_Unknown ago 

Yeah I turned that off long ago. It's just a little unsettling. It turns on automatically when my phone hits 15% or less so that I can check it's last location of it's lost or whatever. Which isn't such a bad idea.

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[–] Vaati ago 

I turned it and geotagging photos off, although I assume that it still tracks me for mobile data and wi-fi.

Not that I care all that much about tracking me over wi-fi. I only access it in my house, and google already knows that from all the times I've looked up directions.

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[–] ibepokey [S] ago 

yeah, once i turned location off, geotags stopped appearing in my photos. was nice to see that was changed.

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[–] NoneOfTheAbove ago 

I would, but I use maps too much. Besides, I wouldn't trust Google to actually stop tracking me if they really wanted to.

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[–] northernarcher ago 

Me. But I know Google and the NSA track me through a billion and a half other means regardless.

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[–] ibepokey [S] ago 

honestly, lately, I've been looking for a way to keep both sides of my phone covered at all times, since it has 2 cameras, and a decent FOV on each. not much i can do about the mics but keep it in a room separate.

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[–] ibepokey [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

i removed facebook from my phone long ago, as soon as the permissions for the app went to (vaguely) sharing EVERYTHING, including access to my camera and microphone.

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[–] tanukihat 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

This is like committing Voat suicide among certain groups (hi /v/conspiracy!) but I really don't give a shit if Google tracks me. In fact, it makes my life significantly better if Google tracks me - I get on-the-fly traffic reports based on my GPS location, nearby restaurant recommendations based on my search history, and all my data and contacts are backed up on the Google cloud service.

And what are the cons? Google might, what, sell my fingerprint to the Skynet AI when the machines take over? Sorry I left my tinfoil hat at home.

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[–] ibepokey [S] ago 

the timeline is what got me to turn it off in the first place. I know where i went, i was there. I don't need anyone to tell me where i've been, because i don't drink like that anymore!

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[–] Lopsid 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Location is only on for directions and sharing my coordinates (when someone wants directions to my location)... the drop pin thing.

Google stores your location history when location services are used. Turn it off here:

Settings, Google, Personal info & privacy, Activity controls.

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