58. The govt has had this capability for years. Google is just letting us use it for more mundane things
Anyone complaining about the big brotherish aspects of this hasn't been paying attention. The e911 rules mandated GPS chips in cellphones years ago, and unless you're using an old brick from the 1990's, the police and government have had this capability for quite a few years now. Whether you want it or not, the ONLY way to disable e911 tracking is to turn your phone off. Some phones even require you to pull the battery.
Google has simply opened this capability up for the rest of us to use.
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