Even when Location History is toggled off, AP discovered, actions like searching for something in your browser, checking automatic weather updates and opening Google Maps will record your location.
Venture into Settings, then tap Google > Google Account > Data & personalization. Now tap Web & App Activity and toggle the setting off.
The NYT report said Police, in the US, have used information from the search giant's Sensor Vault database to aid in criminal cases across the country. Law enforcement can get "geofence" warrants seeking location data. Those kinds of requests have spiked in the last six months, and the company has received as many as 180 requests in one week, according to the report.
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