As if that actually stops them from gathering the data.
As if that actually stops them from gathering the data.
It should at least make it harder for them. I keep my location settings off and when I check history, there is none to be had.
[But it may be like HIPPA stuff...they have access pretty much for any reason and its just you and yours who do not...]
An ordinary Android phone’s location is not uploaded in realtime with location services (actually deactivates the chip) and history turned off. That is fantasy. If it were, process analysis in debugging mode would show suspicious activity which would in turn be used to pinpoint gps chipset access. Packet analysis also would provide clues, even if encrypted. In short, this would have been researched and publicized a long time ago if it happened but it doesn’t.
Having said that, an individual phone might be targeted and surreptitious software installed to do just that. But few of us merit that.
And, of course, there are other ways to track a phone such as passing by cell towers and WiFi access points.