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minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish10•3 days agoThey didn’t before? This is Google we are talking about. If nothing else they need your location for Google maps data. It is a great time to degoogle your life.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 days agoUnless you physically remove the entire SIM module from your phone, this is not solvable. I have a degoogled phone too, but as long as you use a SIM card, you are being tracked.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 days agoYou aren’t being tracked by Google. Also cell tower tracking is much harder than just querying a GPS service.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agoThats true but im not sure if i have more trust in the cops than google. The requests for cell location data are instantly waved through usually.
They didn’t before? This is Google we are talking about. If nothing else they need your location for Google maps data.
It is a great time to degoogle your life.
Unless you physically remove the entire SIM module from your phone, this is not solvable. I have a degoogled phone too, but as long as you use a SIM card, you are being tracked.
You aren’t being tracked by Google. Also cell tower tracking is much harder than just querying a GPS service.
Thats true but im not sure if i have more trust in the cops than google. The requests for cell location data are instantly waved through usually.