Category Archives: Google Location History

Google Adds New Option to ‘Auto-Delete’ Your Location History and Activity Data

Google is giving you more control over how long you want the tech company to hold on to your location history and web activity data.Google has introduced a new, easier, privacy-focused auto-delete feature for your Google account that will allow you to automatically delete your Location History and Web and App Activity data after a set period of time.Google's Location History feature, if

Google Helps Police Identify Devices Close to Crime Scenes Using Location Data

It's no secret that Google tracks you everywhere, even when you keep Google's Location History feature disabled.As revealed by an Associated Press investigation in 2018, other Google apps like Maps or daily weather update service on Android allows the tech giant to continuously collect your precise latitude and longitude.According to Google, the company uses this location-tracking

Google Sued Over Misleading Users About Location Tracking Feature

Google was in the news last week for a misleading claim that "with Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored," which is not true.Now, the search engine giant is once again in the news after a San Diego man has filed the first lawsuit against Google over this issue.Last week, the Associated Press investigation revealed that the search engine giant tracks movements of

Google Tracks Android, iPhone Users Even With ‘Location History’ Turned Off

Google tracks you everywhere, even if you explicitly tell it not to.Every time a service like Google Maps wants to use your location, Google asks your permission to allow access to your location if you want to use it for navigating, but a new investigation shows that the company does track you anyway.An investigation by Associated Press revealed that many Google services on Android and