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Re:Google tracks users who turn off location history by Lendal on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @12:14PM (#17759220)
The reason the location history is not local is because the data is for Timeline, a feature of Google Maps which has its own web site. If the data were only local, I wouldn't be able to use a web browser on my computer to peruse my Timeline and photos from my phone. It would be broken.
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Re:Google tracks users who turn off location history by zepto on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @11:57PM (#17763651)
What are you talking about? We know google is keeping tracking data despite users turning it off.

But Apple is not.

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Re:Google tracks users who turn off location history by Lendal on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @10:04AM (#17766077)
Read the article.
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Re:Google tracks users who turn off location history by zepto on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @10:11AM (#17766115)
I did, and it supports my point.

Nowhere does it say anything about apple tracking people.

What’s your point?

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