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They still do, don't worry. When it comes to state surveillance, you're in one of two groups: Either you're a target, in which case they already know everythin

They still do, don't worry. When it comes to state surveillance, you're in one of two groups: Either you're a target, in which case they already know everything about you and turning off location history in Google isn't going to accomplish anything, -or- you're not a target in which case nobody cares about your location history.

the-dude 10y ago
Well if you are not a target right now, you could always become one. So it does matter to turn off location history. And even if you are a target right now, you probably do not know this. So you still want to turn off location history. I am not sure what you are saying, it sounds very smart, but it isn't ?
- FussyZeus 10y ago
  What I'm saying: If the Government (or anyone of consequence really) wants to know where you are, your phone's location history setting isn't going to save you. And more than likely nobody cares where you are because like everyone else, you don't matter. It's the old argument against conspiracy theories: If you actually knew something damaging to the Government and they really wanted you dead, they have numerous ways to accomplish that, none of which are affected by you living in the desert with a tinfoil hat.
- Adverblessly 10y ago
  I think the point is that the NSA allegedly infected air-gapped Iranian nuclear facilities (i.e. Stuxnet), so if they see you as a target they already have a trojan hiding on your phone (a much easier target than Iranian nuclear equipment) and transmitting your location directly to them, regardless of whether or not you enabled location history. Therefore if you are attempting to prevent government surveillance by turning off location history, you are wasting your effort and may as well turn it back on and enjoy the advantages. That said I don't believe in making their job easier, nor in giving out my info to non-government hackers nor to advertisers, so I have location history disabled.

the-dude 10y ago

Well if you are not a target right now, you could always become one. So it does matter to turn off location history. And even if you are a target right now, you probably do not know this. So you still want to turn off location history. I am not sure what you are saying, it sounds very smart, but it isn't ?

FussyZeus 10y ago
What I'm saying: If the Government (or anyone of consequence really) wants to know where you are, your phone's location history setting isn't going to save you. And more than likely nobody cares where you are because like everyone else, you don't matter. It's the old argument against conspiracy theories: If you actually knew something damaging to the Government and they really wanted you dead, they have numerous ways to accomplish that, none of which are affected by you living in the desert with a tinfoil hat.
Adverblessly 10y ago
I think the point is that the NSA allegedly infected air-gapped Iranian nuclear facilities (i.e. Stuxnet), so if they see you as a target they already have a trojan hiding on your phone (a much easier target than Iranian nuclear equipment) and transmitting your location directly to them, regardless of whether or not you enabled location history. Therefore if you are attempting to prevent government surveillance by turning off location history, you are wasting your effort and may as well turn it back on and enjoy the advantages. That said I don't believe in making their job easier, nor in giving out my info to non-government hackers nor to advertisers, so I have location history disabled.