Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Big Brother Watching

In 2019 I traveled 19,398 miles (equivalent to 78% around the world) and stopped in 6 Countries/Regions, 139 Cities and 521 places.  So says Google Maps Timeline.

Data gathered from my Google Fi Phone, my privacy is non existent as it applies to Google watching my movements  (at least as long as my phone is on and on me).  How Google defines a Region/City and Place is a question but the overall map shows the real picture.

Clearly I could turn off the location history on my phone - so it is my choice that Google can use my location to market data and news to me phone.  Also there are data analytics analysts trying to correlate this location data with consumer preferences.  

Personally, the only benefit I see in having this data is the ability to jog one's memory about where you were on a specific day or time in 2019.   

I guess Big Brother is not the government - it is Google.