Google: Android location tracking is opt-in

Let all those�questioning�their open-source smartphone overlord be silent. Responding to the recent�ruckus�caused by an O’Reilly article and subsequent report by The Wall Street Journal, Google has let it be known that it is not tracking your location… unless you give it permission. In a statement to blog TechCrunch, Google writes: All location sharing on Android is opt-in by the user. We provide users with notice and control over the collection, sharing and use of location in order to provide a better mobile experience on Android devices. Any location data that is sent back to Google location servers is anonymized and is not tied or traceable to a specific user. The Wall Street Journal called in to question the notion that

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2011/04/22/google-our-smartphone-location-tracking-is-opt-in/

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