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Google uses Android phones GPS location to track people's store visits.

http://digiday.com/platforms/google-tracking/

http://www.datadrivenbusiness.com/google-quietly-testing-off...

If you turn it off, things like Google Now stop working.

Yep, im pretty sure just the mac address collection from wifi radios would be enough to track what store you have been in if you run an Android phone.

I have wifi and gps turned off except when i am lost.

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