Originally Posted by crewdawg

Of course your phone is tracking you, how else do you think google maps knows to show you all the local Irish pubs on your overnights.

Ya, I think it's safe to assume that you can be tracked pretty much anywhere with your phone/other electronic devices (cameras in cities). Also, your phone microphone and Alexa are eavesdropping machines. Someone could very well be watching you via your computers camera right now. How does google maps know the status of the traffic, everywhere at all times? It's amazing to me that there are still people out there that seem shocked when they find out that data is being collected off their phones every day.

If you're an iPhone user go to settings - privacy - locations services - system services - frequent locations.

Originally Posted by 53x11

Significant Locations.

Originally Posted by crewdawg

Lol, I knew it was something close. Haven't had an iPhone in years, I'm on the even more unsafe Android platforms.

Originally Posted by 53x11

Denny, I’ve been showing this to people I fly with for a long time. If you give me your phone (iPhone) and you unlock it, in about 5-10 seconds I could show you everywhere you frequent, where you live and how long it takes you to get to these places from your home. It’s not hard to find it. You can disable this function called “significant locations”, or you can clear its history as often as you like. You wonder why you get certain sales emails or spam calls soon after passing a store or entering some business. This data is mined, traded and sold and is big bucks.

Speaking of hidden gems, another one most are not aware of is using Chrome or Mozilla browsers, your user names and passwords for every website you’ve ever had a sign on (account) with, are recorded and easily accessible. I’ve shown this to people as well. It takes me all of 10-15 seconds to show you your usernames and passwords on a desktop or laptop. On an iPhone you still need the thumbprint or facial recognition to view the password, but on a desktop or laptop, it’s there to be had. Clean your caches often, and clean them thoroughly. This is unfortunately the world we live in now.

Originally Posted by Denny Crane

Thanks for this post! I’m pretty much a computer novice and going to show my ignorance in the following. I know enough to do what I want but this tracking software is BS. How do you disable “significant locations” on an iPhone and does this have any effect on using things like google maps or city maps to go? If I just want to clear the history, (because it does interfere) how is that done?

I suspect the pop ups I get saying something like “9 minutes to Steve’s Bar and Grill” are associated with this...

Denny

Originally Posted by OOfff

Y’all are conflating OS-level location tracking with app-level location services.


The workplace app doesn’t even request your location information.

Originally Posted by 53x11

Settings, Privacy, Location Services, scroll to the bottom and tap System Services, then near the bottom is location services. You will see the clear history at very bottom on location services. I leave mine on but clear it a lot. If you turn it off, it will affect certain aspects of Apple maps and pictures, etc. The data is encrypted, so it’s not supposed to be readable to Apple.

Originally Posted by 53x11

I don’t give a rip about that sky hub stuff. It doesn’t bother me. I’d suspect the union doesn’t want people posting stuff that will get them in trouble.