Security News > 2018 > August > Google Tracks Android, iPhone Users Even With 'Location History' Turned Off

2018-08-13 17:48
Google tracks you everywhere, even if you explicitly tell it not to. Every time a service like Google Maps wants to use your location, Google asks your permission to allow access to your location if you want to use it for navigating, but a new investigation shows that the company does track you anyway. An investigation by Associated Press revealed that many Google services on Android and
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