why is location still collection data when it's turned OFF?

[frank pik]

If I'm not mistaken weren't they already sued over this not too long ago? It's collecting several times per day

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

I'm guessing you're referring to the location icon. I've noticed that too, but I'm not sure if its an app or the OS.

 

[a5cent]

What is being collected? How do you know whatever is being collected is being sent home?

 

[greedo_greedy]

You see the location icon whenever an app requests your location.

If your location services is turned off then no data is sent.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[frank pik]

That's how its supposed to be. After the 2nd or 3rd 8.1 update I catch it doing this very often

 

[frank pik]

And aside from turning it on maybe twice for no more than a minute to use the map, I made sure each time to turn it off, since it I don't really trust it (although I'm sure nobody has any real privacy anyways with any smartphone) and it wastes battery anyway. Despite being positive its off, I always check whenever the location icon pops up just to confirm I left it off - which it always is off