Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> Date: November 21, 2017 at 3:20:53 PM EST
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> Subject: Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled
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> Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled
> https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locations-even-when-location-services-are-disabled/
>
> Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, 
> haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card?
> Even if you take all of those precautions, phones running Android software gather data about your location and send 
> it back to Google when they’re connected to the internet, a Quartz investigation has revealed.
> Since the beginning of 2017, Android phones have been collecting the addresses of nearby cellular towers—even when 
> location services are disabled—and sending that data back to Google. The result is that Google, the unit of Alphabet 
> behind Android, has access to data about individuals’ locations and their movements that go far beyond a reasonable 
> consumer expectation of privacy.
> Quartz observed the data collection occur and contacted Google, which confirmed the practice...
> [SNIP]
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