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15th August 2018, 05:43
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Switching off location data on smartphones makes no difference Google can still spy An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if users think they have switched it off. Google says that you can turn off Location History at any time and when you do the places you go are no longer stored. However it looks like even with Location History paused, some Google apps automatically store time-stamped location data without asking. Google stores a snapshot of where you are when you merely open its Maps app. Automatic daily weather updates on Android phones pinpoint roughly where you are. And some searches that have nothing to do with location, like “chocolate chip cookies” or “kids science kits” pinpoint your precise latitude and longitude — accurate to the square foot — and save it to your Google account. It is not the only one - iPhone users who rely on Google for maps or search are also affected. A researcher from Mayer’s lab confirmed the AP’s findings on multiple Android devices; the AP conducted its own tests on several iPhones that found the same behavior. https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/469...-no-difference |
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