Consumer groups want EU to go after Google for tracking users with their phones

A report a few weeks ago revealed what some Google users already knew: That disabling Location History doesn't mean Google will not record your location with the help of certain mobile apps, especially the ones that need your location to work correctly, like Google Maps and Search. There is a way to stop location tracking for good, but it's not obvious to the user. In order to do so, you have to pause Web & Activity tracking to prevent Google from storing your location. Because of that, Google m...