Privacy: Google caught tracking Android users' whereabouts even if location services are disabled

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonNov 22, 2017, 11:06 am214 pts
For those concerned about their privacy, location services is just one more setting to disable on their phone. But Google has now revealed that it is not only able to, but actually does track the location of Android users even if location services are disabled. More than this, Google records the addresses of…

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