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> Using Google on your device stores your ___location every time you turn it on. It stores your search history across all your devices in a separate database, meaning even if you were to delete said history on all your devices, Google would still have a record of it.

All of this can easily be disabled on the setting page for your Google account? And, ___location history is off by default.




In order to actually disable ___location tracking, you have to disable Web & App Activity. The settings are highly misleading.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-___location-tracking-lawsui...

> Google has systematically deceived consumers about how their locations are tracked and used and has misled consumers to believe that they can control what information Google collects about them




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