Google argues Android location data is optin only

Google in a statement on Friday refuted assertions that Android devices were archiving identifiable location data without users' explicit knowledge just like iOS hardware. It contended that users always had to give permission to send map positioning out to Google and were notified when a location request came. Data was also masked on its way out, Google told TechCrunch, preventing a link between a person or an individual phone and the location.......

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