{"id":1786138,"date":"2018-08-15T14:01:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T18:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1786138"},"modified":"2018-08-15T14:01:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T18:01:55","slug":"ap-google-tracks-your-location-even-when-you-tell-it-not-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/08\/ap-google-tracks-your-location-even-when-you-tell-it-not-to\/","title":{"rendered":"AP: Google Tracks Your Location, Even When You Tell It Not To"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to,” the Associated Press reports<\/a>. Their exclusive investigation discovered that “many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you\u2019ve used a privacy setting that says it will prevent Google from doing so.” Basically, turning the “Location History” feature off doesn’t stop Google apps from recording your location at various junctures: your location data may still be found in places like “My Activity” or “Web and App Activity,” for example. Google insists its descriptions are clear; critics are calling Google’s hairsplitting disingenuous, disturbing and wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to,” the Associated Press reports. 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