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Not a googler but sometimes the paranoia on this forum is really over the top. Even in the barren privacy wasteland that is the United States you can’t provide a product that is advertised as an opt out mechanism and then make it not do that! Even burying that in the terms of service won’t fly. They would have to just discontinue it.

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Google records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. - https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb

Google Sued by D.C., States Over Tracking Despite Opt-Outs - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/goog...

Apple, Google Both Track Mobile Telemetry Data, Despite Users Opting Out - https://threatpost.com/google-apple-track-mobile-opting-out/...

They lie and break the law to profit at your expense and harm you. Treat them accordingly.

It looks like they’re taking public heat every time there’s even a minor violation here? This seems to be working as intended to me.

Unless it puts a stop to the spying, it's not working as intended, no.

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