Castelli - Data Search

I was actually very surprised to find that there was not a lot of data on me. When I went to the link to see if google had stored locations that I have been to there was no locations shown on the map. I then realized that I had my locations off on google so that is the reason why google has no history on me. I think it is a good thing that I had my locations off because I would not feel comfortable knowing that google know where I have been. But then I looked at apple maps I was surprised to find all the information they had on me. Over the weekend I went to visit a friend at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and sure enough apple maps placed me there. I also found it interesting that some of the locations apple maps pinned me at I forgot that I was there. I had to think back to when I went there, but they I realized when I was at that location and why I was there. I never realized that apple and google were using our location to kind of track us and I find it kind of disturbing that both apple and google know where I am 24/7. I think by looking at apple and google and knowing that they are tracking me makes me uncomfortable with the fact that someone out there could potentially know where I am every second of the day. Also, knowing that google and apple know where I am at could be a good thing in the case that I am lost or something may have happened to me. Overall, I am not surprised that apple has a history of where I have been because on most apple devices there is a location symbol that pops up when using maps or any other app that needs your location. I am completely fine with apple knowing my locations in the case that I lose my phone or something else happens, but if I do not want apple knowing where I am for some reason I can always turn my locations off. I do not think google and apple are really invading anyone's privacy by doing tracking a location history of people because at the end of the day you can always shut off your location services just like my location service on google happened to be shut off.