[bloomingeek]

<You can choose to not allow location tracking on those apps if that's your concern.>

That's true, but can we really trust those settings? As for my laptop, like my desktop, it stays home where if/when it's tracked, it shows I'm not on the move. The above apps you mentioned are not on my cell so I don't use it for those apps, ever. I realize by using those apps, only at home, I am giving up some of my privacy, I just don't give it up with my cell.

[rgblambda]

Surely every mobile app developer on the planet would quickly discover that those settings aren't what they say they are if that were the case. I think it's perfectly reasonable to trust them.

You can also use a VPN to mask the IP address of your devices, both phone and laptop, though it's a bit redundant at home if you have to give your home address anyway.