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For example, Google Now uses the time of day, your location, and
your location history to show you what the trafce on your com-
mute is like when you wake up in the morning. It also uses infor-
mation from Google services such as your Web History for sports
or flight status cards, or from your synced calendar entries for
appointment cards.
About location reporting & history
When you opt-in to Google Now, you’ll start reporting your loca-
tion and turn on your location history. You have complete control
over this information. Google won’t share it with other users or
marketers without your permission.
If you opted in to location history in the past, Google Now uses
your previously recorded locations as well as ongoing locations
when making suggestions. Turning off location history pauses
the collection of location information, but doesn’t delete your his-
tory. To manage or delete your location details, visit https://www.
google.com/latitude/b/0/history/dashboard.
Google Now doesn’t turn on sharing with friends. Your location
is not shared unless you explicitly opt in to sharing from Google
Maps settings.
Along with location history, Google Now uses Google’s location
service and GPS. Google’s location service must be turned on for
Google Now to work. To manage this setting, go to
Settings >
personal > Location services.
For more details, see “Control location reporting & history” on
page 32.