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  • drgs2

    I googled opening hours of the grocery store in my neighborhood I use to visit

    Google shows me:

    "Your past visits: You visited 6 days ago · Edit
    Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 10PM"

    I click on Edit next to my past visits

    There is a timeline with detailed route map of where I have been for every day of the month
    The light blue lines = walking
    Dark blue = by car/bus

    They are probably able to do this because I have a Google Pixel phone, but didn't even know it had this feature.
    Just to make it clear, I stopped caring about these things a while ago

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    • Is your GPS always on?dmay
    • Must be, I don't notice it on battery lifedrgs
    • *hunts drgs*Nairn
    • It's totally because you have a Pixel. My work phone is a Pixel and it's all about tracking my every move and habit. Pretty creepy.monospaced
    • Google has probably mapped your behavior and DNA and created a cloned version of you in a secret lab somewhere by now. Your fault for not opting out :/yuekit
    • its ON on every phone having Goole Map and a Google account logged in i think. You have to go to your Google pref to disable this.Bennn
    • I would care if I were doing illegal shit. It's not the case.Bennn
    • Bennn. It doesn’t have this level of access on iPhones and other devices. Even when signed into each app it’s not even remotely close.monospaced
    • FYI iPhones do this as well, they call it "significant locations" and can be turned on or off but it's on by default and turns back on every couple of updates.zarkonite
    • they send out this info even if you have it switched off. I'm going to make a switch away from Andriod/IOS hopefully next yearmugwart
    • What OS ? mugwartBennn
    • to windowssted
    • this is real bad, should be a clear "opt in" for protecting all the users.api
    • You can open out gps historypango
    • That's why I disable everything when I get an I phone and Google phonepango
    • I wish I could see a history of my phone’s movementimbecile
    • you live in norway?ArchitectofFate
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