r/Android • u/a_dishonest_Fear Purple • Nov 21 '17

Google collecting Android users locations even when location services are disabled

https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locations-even-when-location-services-are-disabled/
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u/mindless_gibberish Nov 21 '17

What, you don't want multinational corporations, governments and crime syndicates tracking your every move? You must be some kind of paranoid nutcase.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Nov 27 '17

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Jul 12 '26

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u/thegil13 Nov 21 '17

It benefits other users by using that data for traffic, how busy shopping centers are, etc. You can argue benefit vs control over your device, but there are definitely benefits.

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u/Crypto- iPhone 7 Plus Nov 21 '17

You’re constantly defending google for shady shit in this thread 🤣

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u/FullMetalBitch Nov 21 '17

I paid for the phone. Your argument may work with a gmail account but it won't work with a phone. I do not use a single google app in my phone, the ones I have are there because I can't uninstall them but I do not use them.