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“For example, you can receive traffic predictions for your daily commute, view photos grouped by locations, see recommendations based on places you’ve visited, and even locate a missing phone. “With your permission, Google uses your Location History to deliver better results and recommendations on Google products,” a spokesman told Quartz via email. Google's response was to specifically state that Location History is opt-in. But the depth of the tracking is eerie, even more so when you realize this is all data that the government could get access to if Google was ordered to share. The capability to track movements and data has been around for some time. The GPS elevation and the accuracy of that.The GPS coordinates of your phone and the accuracy of those coordinates.The charge level of your phone battery and whether or not your phone is charging.The MAC address, identifier, type, and two measures of signal strength of every nearby Bluetooth beacon.

The MAC address, signal strength, and frequency of every nearby wifi access point.

The MAC address-which is a unique identifier-of the wifi access point you’re connected to.

Whether or not you’re connected to wifi.

walking: 51%, onBicycle: 4%, inRailVehicle: 3%)

A list of types of movements that your phone thinks you could be doing, by likelihood.

Here's a list of just some of the information captured that Google gathers:

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Instead of connecting to a wireless network, a portable Internet-connected Wi-Fi network was created to intercept transmissions and network requests from Location History that would normally go to Google.

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In an experiment to see just how much data is being recorded and sent back to Google's servers, Quartz took three different Android phones - a Samsung Galaxy S8, a Google Pixel 2, and a Moto Z Droid - each running different versions of the OS. So, unless you never use those features, it is probably active. Google Assistant uses it, as does Google Maps and Photos, each asking you in a different way if it can turn on Location History. You don't ever have to open the app or even deliberately turn it on, but it is also part and parcel with several popular features that require Location History being active - it is opt-in - to work properly, such as getting local restaurant recommendations or getting you around bad traffic in your area.

It all revolves around a rather obscure app found on all Android phones called Location History.