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Re:Google Will Soon Let Users Automatically Scrub Location a... by alias_neo on Thursday May 02, 2019 @05:45PM (#19813292)
I've found that with it disabled, on Android, I can't even click the "Home" or "Work" buttons in maps without a prompt to turn on "Web & App Activity".

Why do I need to turn on "Web & App Activity" to store my home or work address?

Because Google wants to inconvenience us into turning it back on, plain and simple.

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Re:Google Will Soon Let Users Automatically Scrub Location a... by oomem on Monday May 13, 2019 @03:14AM (#19896932)
I have just discovered that long pressing the Google Maps app icon on Android let you choose "Home" without asking for "Web & App Activity".
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