'Why does it do that? Because it is worth a lot of money to Google'
No kidding... I'm not optimistic about GDPR reigning in privacy abuses anytime soon because of this cautionary note from Max Schrems / NOYB:
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"Tech companies will likely do the maths on GDPR sanctions to see which problematic features are so profitable that they can afford to keep them running - or at least eat a one-time fine as an experiment in testing the EU"
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https://www.rte.ie/news/business/technology/2018/0816/985601-google-location-gdpr/