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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by thrtythreeforty on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @11:34PM (#30173746)
Google Maps did the same thing in its latest update. There's an undismissable modal that asks you to "enable Google location service to continue" which I very explicitly have off. They make it feel like a technical requirement; if you tap "no thanks" it cancels your nav.

Meanwhile the whole thing is obviously a charade because voice guidance and the GPS enabled map are happily running behind the modal!

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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @12:02AM (#30173921)
They also play a game where they refuse to center on your location without tracking enabled even though the GPS is working fine and the pip is on the map.
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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by scim-knox-twox on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @11:35PM (#30188730)
I tried Chromecast, but Google Home (app to configure Chromecast) required location. Without enabling it, I couldn't complete (or better: start) configuration…
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