Google's tracking your location even if you don't want it.
Google's tracking your location even if you don't want it. The data is being collected since early 2017 after a change to the Firebase Cloud Messaging service. the data collected by Google is encrypted but it can easily be manipulated if exposed to any third party malware, which puts Android users at great risk. Nokia recently reported that Android is the most vulnerable OS in the world. It found that 68 percent of all malware affected devices were Androids. In fact Android has long been the primary target of hackers, which is understandable since Android is the most popular and an open source platform. But that is as far as hackers are concerned. What if Google itself is tracking you? Now the latest report from Quartz reveals that Google is collecting location information from Android smartphones even if you keep the services switched off on your device. The data is being collected since early 2017 after a change to the Firebase Cloud Messaging service....