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Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by crag on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:34PM (#16179131)
But does that mean Google stops collecting the data? Sure, no notifications, but will they still know what restaurant I just walked past?
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Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by izacus on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:40PM (#16179224)
As mentioned several times, disable Location History under Settings -> Google -> Location (on stock Google Androids you find that setting under Settings -> Location as well).
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Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by dlubarov on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:47PM (#16179341)
Yes; you can see the location history Google has been collecting at https://www.google.com/maps/timeline

But it's easy to stop collecting and/or delete location data; see https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687

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Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by aiiane on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:43PM (#16179271)
Depends on whether you've opted into Location History or not, which is the master setting for most of Google's persistent location-based features. You can check the setting here: https://myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols
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