• Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    They didn’t before? This is Google we are talking about. If nothing else they need your location for Google maps data.

    It is a great time to degoogle your life.

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      1 month ago

      Unless you physically remove the entire SIM module from your phone, this is not solvable. I have a degoogled phone too, but as long as you use a SIM card, you are being tracked.

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        You aren’t being tracked by Google. Also cell tower tracking is much harder than just querying a GPS service.

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          Thats true but im not sure if i have more trust in the cops than google. The requests for cell location data are instantly waved through usually.