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Android 10's Annoying Notifications !?!?

Started Jul 28, 2020 | Discussions thread
OP fotografffic Senior Member • Posts: 1,328
Re: COVID-19 Exposure Notifications System

I do use Google services, including Drive. I try to shut off as many of the intrusive stuff that I can find. I do back up important files to an external hard drive. Chrome is a CPU hog (!) and I don't like it, however if I use another browser like Firefox, I won't let it take my passwords, etc. and I won't sign into yet another account.

I have kept two screen shots taken many years ago as a reminder of Google's tracking ability, which I consider very intrusive. I inadvertently stumbled upon the setting and shut it off. We should be able to opt in, not opt out. I'm only moderately tech-savvy, most people are not and have no idea of what's going.

One shows my route when I got lost where I formerly lived years ago; the other shows a flight I took across county to visit a family member. Left image blurred; images reduced in size.

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