I have a very similar story. I was able to avoid a fine because I was able to prove I was not in a particular location at a particular time simply by calling up my "timeline", which is what they call your location history in G Maps.
I agree that there is always going to be a trade-off between privacy and features. You should absolutely know the trade-offs you are making, and decide if they are worth it for you.
It rained up here in gloomy Yorkshire. And by rained I mean absolutely tipped it down. This week I need to get a better fan for my bedroom and some new tights. I've sat here for a couple of minutes trying to make a joke about them being related but I just can't think of one. :P
In Nichelle Nichols' autobiography she talks about how the network insisted the scene be filmed both with and without the kiss, and of course, being good loyal actors, they complied. But, on takes without the kiss, something always seemed to go wrong… Shatner flubbed a line, the boom was in the shot, the cameras weren't quite set up correctly… eventually they ran out of time and were forced, "reluctantly", to submit only the takes with the kiss. I recommend Beyond Uhura. Also Kate Mulgrew's "autobiography" of Captain Janeway is a great read too. :)
Just because nobody's said this yet and it needs to be said: the people who know the answer won't tell you, and the rest of us don't know for sure, we're only guessing.
Star Trek in 1966: has a bridge crew containing a black female, Russian man, and faaaabulous Japanese man, each of whom holds the rank of full Lieutenant on their own abundant merits
I have a very similar story. I was able to avoid a fine because I was able to prove I was not in a particular location at a particular time simply by calling up my "timeline", which is what they call your location history in G Maps.
I agree that there is always going to be a trade-off between privacy and features. You should absolutely know the trade-offs you are making, and decide if they are worth it for you.