GPS has become so much more than I would have ever dreamed.
Yesterday I did a bit of shopping. I stopped at two grocery stores, Walmart, gas station and my pharmacy. I always bring my phone in case of emergency.
Later that afternoon, I was using the phone and noticed a message asking how I liked my shopping trip at XYZ grocery store. I wondered how they could know that as it is a small grocery and I used cash.
When I clicked on it, there were all the places I visited except for the Pharmacy. For some reason it missed that. I had used cash for some and a debit card for others.
I finally realized it was GPS. I didn’t really care except the whole thing is a bit scary. What if they implanted a chip under your skin? I could see some benefits such as finding a lost child but I really don’t want to go there.
Go to “Settings”
Find “Location Services” (that’s what they call the gps)
Turn it off
Won’t get those “how did you like .... “ questions. Google won’t be able to track you quite so much. They can still get a general idea based on what cell tower you’re connected to at any given time.
If it’s an iPhone, the setting might have a different name and it won’t be google tracking you. It would be Apple then and they’re supposedly not as bad.
Its good to forget your phone at home every now and then.
