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It's a bit surprising they didn't implement this long ago. I quit like this google tracking feature, I can see how some people might have privacy concerns but I don't personally care at all.


Location history has been available for at least two years on Android, but without many of the bells and whistles described here such as location-delete and photo location-marking. But recording where I am at every waking -- and sleeping, for that matter -- moment and storing it in google's cloud for it to be analyzed, correlated with my search history, sold to advertisers, and possibly hacked or subpoenaed seems shamelessly intrusive and voyeuristic. So no, I am not signing up for this. If I forget where I parked I'll just walk around in concentric circles of increasing radius while repeatedly activating my remote until my car chirps its presence. Small price to pay for maintaining the last vestige of privacy I think I have.




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