I can’t believe I’ve never thought about this and that no one is really talking about it. GPS is a system that everyone uses everyday on there phone and is constantly tracking your location.
Many people here (including myself) use airplane mode to block mobile data signals so that mobile data companies cannot track your location and sell it to data brokers. But airplane mode doesn’t block GPS (I just tested this now on my phone, maybe your phone works differently). Is GPS somehow designed in a way so that it’s private?
Great. So even if I dont use google maps I still get tracked by google. I should really look into getting a custom rom.
You must do this immediately. In a few months Google will disable installing apps outside the Llay Store. Expect them to get even more malicious once you are all locked down.