Why allowing Google Now to track your location is a great idea

You may not think it, but it's not like they need something to hold against you

We’re constantly connected on some level. Whether we like it or not, If you have a smartphone (of course you do) your travels are being logged somewhere - not just the websites you visit or the things you search for, but the physical places too. Our smartphones are so smart, when we show off exactly how smart they are to our parents and their generational associates they all look on with wide eyes proclaiming how big brother is watching us.

Google Now was activated on my Android some time ago - maybe about two years - and the things it has learnt about me were unnerving at first, but I've accepted most of it now. At first it was a card on my Google App that asked, "Is this your home address?" - with a maps picture placed perfectly on the street where I live - all without me ever entering billing info anywhere into my Google account. Next it verified my office, and then the places I would frequent in my daily routine - something I do a lot; I work 'on the road'.

The Now app had eventually- more or less- figured out my weekly visits and displayed travel times to contacts I'd visited regularly, on specific days. All this from me allowing Google access to my location - even without actually using GPS (I actually don't use navigation that often) Then one random Saturday night it told me exactly how far it was to the karaoke bar down the road - a place I'd frequent with friends on many Saturday nights before. 

It had pieced my routine together... Had Skynet used Google we would never have gotten five Terminator films. 

But it was when Google aided me outside of my routine that really surprised me. An invite from friends to a weekend destination a flight away, a google search of the venue's website, a booked flight ticket and three days later - I receive a google card notifying me that the destination I had forgetfully googled was a two hour drive away - continue straight. Now I'm pretty sure it was assuming that this is where we were headed - but it was a damn good assumption and it has only ever assumed wrong once since then. All it took was a search, three days, a change of city and us travelling down the correct highway for the card to appear.

When I share this story with friends many say how they would never allow this on their phones, "what is the world coming to?", which is a fair question - but its not the point. Its not as if the phone is secretly meeting other phones and deviously outlining a plot for me, remembering every single place I visit - everything I search and then one day its going to print it on a billboard for everyone to see. It still leaves all this info and the access to it firmly in the user's control. Something that you could view right now if you have an Android, a Google account and some time to spare.

On your Android device, find and open the Google Maps app and once open, hit the little hamburger menu in the top-left corner. Scroll a little down and you'll see "Your Timeline". If setup correctly you can now view where you were today, yesterday and quite a long time before that - every single day. 

Similarly on your PC in your browser navigate to maps.google.com (be sure to login to Google) hit the menu top-left and down to "Your Timeline" just like before you can now view your daily movements.

  

Occasionally Google won't be 100% sure where you were - all this info is based off Wi-Fi routers it gathered when they drove everywhere imaging everything. So it will ask you to verify some locations which you can edit as you see fit.

Having access to all this has been a great advantage - for one thing It's great to use as a log for fuel refunds or even tax returns - the only downside is it can't be extracted, you need to manually create your own records and use this as the reference until Google gives us the functionality to at least download this info in an excel or some other easily customized format.

More recently I took a few photo's with my phone at a local outdoor venue and the Google maps app asked if I could upload it to it's servers for others to see - I obliged and was promptly taken to the Maps "Your Contributions" area. Now I'm occasionally answering questions along with many others about public places I've visited in a somewhat fun, RPG-like way that could better the results offered by Search on all platforms.

Still - if you ever want Google to stop tracking you, go to your account settings on your phone and turn it off. It's as simple as a flick of a switch. Unlike other smartphone apps that require a ton of permissions at the start - some of which cannot be turned off.

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For me it's a good enough pay-off: I pay nothing to use the majority of Google's value-adding services such as Keep, Drive and Gmail. The productivity these apps promote far exceed any negative aspects. It also doesn't hurt when I search for anything, the results are quite specific to where I am. When it comes down to it - having allowed Google access to my location has left me better for it.

How To Use Coconut Oil To Transform Your Hair

Coconut oil has transcendently been utilized inside of India by the locals of Kerala for therapeutic and healthy skin purposes, however now it is widely utilized all over for these extremely same reasons. This characteristic fixing gives an extensive variety of medical advantages including weight reduction, keeping up of cholesterol, expanded digestion system and assimilation, stress help, solid safe framework, coronary illness, and growth. All of which are the consequence of its capable properties, for example, cancer prevention agent, antibacterial, antifungal, and alleviating qualities.

Coconut oil in some cases gets awful audits on account of its high substance of soaked fats, it contains more than 90% with just a couple hints of unsaturated fats. However what individuals don't understand is that not every single immersed fat are unfortunate, the unsaturated fats present in this oil contain antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties. What's more, thus it is generally utilized as a part of healthy skin items and hair care medications.

Coconut oil is still broadly utilized among Indian groups as a major aspect of their hair care administration, it is known not one of the best common dietary hotspots for hair. It gives the crucial proteins to sustain and repair harmed hair, which makes it a flawless element for com

Coconut oil can enter profoundly into the hair shaft and empo

wers supplements to achieve each layer of the hair strand. It routinely recharges regular oils that the hair loses restoring its common oil and dampness. It can hold dampness keeping it from being stripped away, keeping the hair satiny and delicate. It additionally goes about as an obstruction and waterproofs the scalp to shield the hair follicles from brutal chemicals found in normal hair care items.

 
                                                                                                                     Dandruff Treatment

The most obvious cause behind dandruff is a dry scalp. In view of the high substance of unsaturated fats found in coconut oil it has ended up being an extremely compelling dandruff treatment, this is essentially in light of the fact that it can restore dampness in the scalp forestalling further chipping.

Coconut Oil For Hair Growth

Coconut oil can feed skin cells rapidly and in this way is a standout amongst the best regular hair development cures accessible. It lessens the measure of protein lost amid regular washing and molding, protein is the increasing so as to thing that gives hair its quality and the protein it eventually averts breakage and male pattern baldness.

Coconut oil can add to the anticipation of male pattern baldness by renewing and expelling dead skin from the scalp. By kneading the scalp with coconut oil it will keep the scalp saturated, while the rubbing activity and vitamin E content expands blood stream to the hair follicles and scalp. This permits the key supplements observed in this normal oil to be effectively retained into the hair follicles, and also a solid supply of oxygen, which is crucial for hair development. With the end goal hair should develop it is fundamental to keep up a solid scalp and thusly coconut oil is an awesome element for those searching for balding or hair development cures.

Hot Oil Treatment

Gradually warm up coconut oil.

Apply a little measure of oil and tenderly back rub into the scalp for a couple of minutes.

Apply a liberal add up to hair until totally secured.

Spread with a shower top and leave in for 2 hours (overnight for dry hair).

Flush and wash hair with a gentle cleanser

How to serve court papers Tulare County of California

How to serve court papers Tulare County of California

*Note this article is a product of collective research and experience. The author is not authorized to give legal advice and nothing here should be construed as legal advice.

How to go about serving court summons and paperwork in the Tulare County of California:

It is mandatory that you formally notify the other party of the lawsuit that they are being sued, and/or being summoned to a court hearing. Here are the California requirements for serving the summons:

• The papers MUST be served to your defendant in person. You cannot just mail it to their house or office, even if you are unable to get a hold of them.
• The person serving the papers MUST be 18 years of age or older.
• The person serving the papers cannot be a party of the legal action. (You or anybody else who’s name is on the lawsuit cannot personally serve the papers.)
• The paperwork has to be served within the court’s time requirement. (Usually has to be served by about 10 – 15 days before the court hearing. The sooner, the better.)
• Once the other party is served a Proof of Service needs to be correctly filled out by the person who performed the serving of process and filed with the court by the deadline.

Question: Could I have a family member or friend (unrelated to the lawsuit) serve the papers? Yes, you absolutely could! That is perfectly fair and legal, as long as they meet all the requirements above. However, there are a few other things you should keep in mind when asking this duty of somebody close to you, who is not a professional Process Server:

• Make sure they know what they are doing! If the papers are given to the wrong person or somebody who could not be considered a “substitute”, then the service is not valid. If your defendant is not properly served they do not have to show up to the hearing and this could delay or damage your entire lawsuit.
• Make sure they are not taking any extreme or illegal measures to get the paperwork served. This could come back and bite you. Your server could be arrested and you could lose your case, or worse, you may end up being the one getting sued.
• Is the person being served very dangerous? It’s likely that the lawsuit will create bad blood between the two parties. It can bring a lot of rage out of someone to know that they are being sued. Does the party being served know the family member or friend that you’ve asked to serve the paperwork? Will they try to get physical with your server once confronted face to face? Most of the time this is the very reason people prefer to hire a licensed Process Server.
• Has the person you’ve asked to serve the other party done this before? If a person serves more than 10 summons within a years time, they are required by law to be registered or licensed as a Process Server with their county. If the person you’ve asked to serve your paperwork is the “go-to” friend who has done this multiple times, make sure they haven’t already exceeded their limit.

Why Should I Hire a Process Server:

• Less work on your part
• In some situations it is safer and can help you avoid more altercations with your defendant
• Less Liability
• If the defendant is able to be served, you know it was done right.
• Less paperwork for you to fill out

Drawbacks of Hiring a Process Server: The #1 reason people hesitate to hire a Process Server is because they don’t want to spend anymore money. That’s understandable, working through a lawsuit can become expensive. Specially if the defendant wasn’t successfully served the first time around. But we can help you with that:

Most local Process Servers in Tulare County of California charge $45 – $55 per defendant. And some companies rates are even higher! The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department charges $40 per defendant. It’s a decent price, but they are not known to try very hard to ensure that the service was successful. I personally have used them for serving a court summons and they were not only unsuccessful, but they didn’t even list how many attempts they made or why they were unsuccessful at serving the defendant. Which means you have to keep paying more and more until the defendant is finally served, or else you’ve paid money for a court hearing that nobody legally has to show up to.

West State Judgment Recovery offers Process Serving at only $35 per defendant. To our knowledge, we are the cheapest service in the county. We’ll serve anywhere in Tulare County, including Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay and Porterville. We guarantee we will make at least three attempts to serve the defendant. We provide you with a Proof of Service for successful services and an Affidavit of Due Diligence if we absolutely could not serve your defendant by the deadline. We work directly with you to get all the information needed to locate and identify your defendant and will try everything in our power to ensure they are served in a timely manner.

Contact West State Judgment Recovery for Process Serving at:

559-909-8400 and visit our official website online at www.weststatejudgmentrecovery.com

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Information regarding Process Serving laws for California was found here:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-serving.htm