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Did you ever take a look at the location tracking info google keeps on you? They know everywhere I've been for the last several years or so.

I just checked, they list location data back to 2009.

https://www.google.com/maps/timeline

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I went here with the intent to delete my history but I actually kinda like being able to see this. I've got mixed feelings about it..

I wrote a little script for viewing the data as a heatmap a while ago, if you're interested: https://github.com/olane/locationheatmap

Yes, I have the exact same feeling. I like seeing all the places I've been, but I hate that google also sees all the places I've been.

I've recently installed Owntracks on my phone and have started logging all my location updates, so soon I may be able to just drop the google location tracking.

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