People Are Calling Google’s New Feature ‘Terrifying’ http://t.co/ARfHji2HVL via @Esquire
— Socially Shoppable (@socshop) July 28, 2015
So we ask you…Is Google’s New Timeline Feature, (the feature that tracks your locations on your cell phone), too invasive?
Well, we definitely think it’s a bit creepy!
It’s only good if you need to track your young children via their mobile phones. But at what age do kids have mobile phones that you need to track them? And will they hand their phones over for you to see their timeline when? I think they’ll surely figure out how to turn off or erase their timeline aspects.
The Modern Technical Dilemma: At what cost to our privacy do we allow tech gadgets and features to give us a more targeted and personalized experience?
For us as Socially Shoppable, this Google maps feature has crossed over the line of how much privacy were willing to sacrifice.
We are fine with geo-tagging ourselves but Google Maps please let us live without our every step being traced by you.
Here is how to manage or turn the feature off.
Also see this article that discusses the feature and how to manage it: http://www.cheatsheet.com/gear-style/google-maps-latest-feature-why-you-should-turn-it-off.html/?a=viewall
HAPPY SHOPPING!
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