Cyber Security News
Google Tracking
July 11, 2016
- Is Google tracking your movements? Put away your tin foil hat
because it’s not your imagination! Google’s Location History is the
feature that gathers “useful information” about your movements so
Google can make predictions about your future commutes (e.g. “time
to leave” reminders from Google Maps). The info is shared with other
Google apps and services which also affects the ads you see.
- Want to see where you’ve been? On your smartphone (or using the same account you use on your smartphone), visit this URL. This will show you every location Google has saved from the first day of the month.
- Don’t want to participate? You can delete your location history and disable the feature entirely by following this procedure.