If the government decides to "dissappear" you, there's very little you can do. If you've been sharing your location with your family, they might be able to do something. If you've been publishing your activities, it's even more likely that your family can publicize your disappearance and help you.

So, in a way, this app is protecting you against an abusive government.

> Although, you are correct now, it is ads. But the risk is SO great I really don't understand not taking precautions

I'm a bit nonchalant, I suspect because I work in marketing and see this as trying to get more relevant ads to me. And I'm always interested when ads show up to see what triggered said ad where obvious.

For the potential for abuse, it is a concern. I feel the key is we have a choice on a service like this. And what seems a slightly strange opinion, I am more OK with companies collecting this type of information but would be disturbed if I knew the government was generally accessing it without court order.

Really if your that worried about big brother you should not be carrying around a mobile phone at all. Governments already have ways to track location and activate mics in the background, so in that way its nothing new, now we also have the information.