Google Knows…

If you have an Android phone, Google likely has a history of most of the places that you have been over the past 10 years.  You can view that history by signing onto your Google account (via Gmail, etc.) and then going to:

https://myactivity.google.com/more-activity

Under location history, click “View Timeline.”  A map will appear with dots showing where you have been.   Based on my map, it appears that the history may only include locations within the United States and Canada.  And there are missing places.  But, the accuracy of the information displayed is quite refined.  For example, I can zoom into a location I visited on a business trip a few years ago and can tell the hotel I stayed at.  I can tell when I arrived at the hotel for the evening and when I left for the airport the next morning.

This location tracking is turned on by default on Android devices.  It can be turned off in theory.  But, it is entirely possible that Google collects and retains this information anyway.

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