Well, Captain Obvious moment here. I personally am balls deep into Google's ecosystem (for obvious reasons) just like the next guy, but I never doubted they tra

Well, Captain Obvious moment here. I personally am balls deep into Google's ecosystem (for obvious reasons) just like the next guy, but I never doubted they track everything, in fact I always assumed that. I don't disable location tracking, it's too convenient. I do have a pretty good idea what I would do to disappear from Google's radar if/when I needed - a "clean" phone that connects to internet via VPN, I would check my gmail in browser. Third party maps/navigation app and few other essential apps, none affiliated with Google. Not as convenient, but functional enough.