Location, Location, Location. It seems that Google smartphone's "location tracker function" never goes off; even when feature is disabled . Well, isn't that smart? Or is it? Maybe, the only way to ensure that you are smartphone incognito, on any given day, is to leave that smartphone at home. Read more about, yes-you-can-can, to no-you-can't-can't. Bloomberg Technology, Google Tracks Location Data Even When Users Turn Service Off, by Emily McCormick, August 13, 2018.