I've always found it weird that sometimes when I map a route to my house (and only my house) it asks me if I 'go here often?' and to turn on location and search storage. Why would it know I go...
I've always found it weird that sometimes when I map a route to my house (and only my house) it asks me if I 'go here often?' and to turn on location and search storage. Why would it know I go there often if I've disabled those settings!?
I noticed it started doing that a few years ago. Then I would get banners in my notifications (not a sound alert or anything) saying how long it would take to get work everyday, about 15 minutes...
I noticed it started doing that a few years ago. Then I would get banners in my notifications (not a sound alert or anything) saying how long it would take to get work everyday, about 15 minutes before I left for work. I am convinced it was following my routine because I was working in food service at the time and was working primarily night shifts, so it wasn't just a morning alert.
Nearly every time I open my safari phone browser and go to google.com it asks if I will allow give google access to my location. I figure either some glitch is preventing them from tracking me or...
Nearly every time I open my safari phone browser and go to google.com it asks if I will allow give google access to my location. I figure either some glitch is preventing them from tracking me or I'm conversely some super tracker like patient zero that they really want to keep tabs on.
I think that’s a setting on your phone telling your browser that you don’t want to be tracked, so it doesn’t allow google or any site to track you unless you opt in each time
I think that’s a setting on your phone telling your browser that you don’t want to be tracked, so it doesn’t allow google or any site to track you unless you opt in each time
I've always found it weird that sometimes when I map a route to my house (and only my house) it asks me if I 'go here often?' and to turn on location and search storage. Why would it know I go there often if I've disabled those settings!?
Yeah my Google Maps has my work and home labeled. I didn't label those or ever search for directions to and from.
I noticed it started doing that a few years ago. Then I would get banners in my notifications (not a sound alert or anything) saying how long it would take to get work everyday, about 15 minutes before I left for work. I am convinced it was following my routine because I was working in food service at the time and was working primarily night shifts, so it wasn't just a morning alert.
It also did that to me.
Nearly every time I open my safari phone browser and go to google.com it asks if I will allow give google access to my location. I figure either some glitch is preventing them from tracking me or I'm conversely some super tracker like patient zero that they really want to keep tabs on.
I think that’s a setting on your phone telling your browser that you don’t want to be tracked, so it doesn’t allow google or any site to track you unless you opt in each time