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Re:Companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers an... by isoprophlex on Monday December 10, 2018 @01:58PM (#18650261)
Strange, for me Google maps doesn't remember anything I searched for. It tells me to turn on location history. And I'm an EU citizen.

Google can fuck right off with their location tracking. When I got my phone, it defaulted to asking me invasive questions about places I was visiting. The option to turn off those nag screens was hidden so deeply I felt compelled to neuter the entire shebang. Disgusting dark patterns.

Screenshot taken just now: https://imgur.com/a/ewSCeRn

My next phone will be an Apple device due to this insidious crap.

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Re:Companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers an... by reaperducer on Monday December 10, 2018 @03:50PM (#18651061)
My next phone will be an Apple device due to this insidious crap.

This kind of insidious crap is the reason I've never considered Android as an option.

I have two Android devices for work, and they both stay in my work desk drawer. I'd never take them off campus.

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