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User ID: 75857146 Canada 11/22/2017 10:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card? Even if you take all of those precautions, phones running Android software gather data about your location and send it back to Google when they’re connected to the internet, a Quartz investigation has revealed. Since the beginning of 2017, Android phones have been collecting the addresses of nearby cellular towers—even when location services are disabled—and sending that data back to Google. The result is that Google, the unit of Alphabet behind Android, has access to data about individuals’ locations and their movements that go far beyond a reasonable consumer expectation of privacy. Quartz observed the data collection occur and contacted Google, which confirmed the practice. [ link to qz.com (secure)] Imagine a group of people so disgusting they have to make laws preventing you from hating them :candp2: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 49866557 United States 11/22/2017 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled Duh, how the fuck else do they send you service? |