Did you know that Google is able to know where you are, even if you deactivate your location services?

Monday, March 12, 2018

Nowadays, the vast majority of the population owns a smartphone, and amongst them, 85% use Android. Knowing that, there's a good chance this article concerns you. 

GOOGLE confessed

Google recently confessed it was able to know where you were, even if your location services are deactivated, and even if your phone doesn't have a SIM card installed. Impossible you say? Guess again! Eventhough it didn't have the right to do it, Google was able to get your location using some other method.

How was he doing it?

Basically, Google was able to retrace where you were thanks to cell phone towers near you. By using the same system to send you messages or notifications, it was able to locate you thanks to your Cell ID.

Why did Google do that?

Google mentionned that it was using your Cell ID to try and increase the speed and performance of their messaging services. Google then mentionned that it wasn't keeping that data and that they've stopped doing it since November 2017. That being said, it still means that they've willingly ignored their users' privacy preferences and monitored people's private life without their knowledge.

There's also a good chance Google will eventually use this data to even better target you with ads (while increasing their revenues). Don't be fooled, Big Brother really is amongst us!