Stop Google From Tracking Your Location

Here’s how to stop handing over your location data to Google. Must read: These three simple tips will keep your iPhone safe from hackers

Fire up your browser, and go to Google.com.Click on your profile pic and sign into your account.Click on your profile pic followed by Manage your Google AccountFrom Privacy & Personalization, select Manage your data & personalizationGo to Activity controls and select Manage your activity controlsGo to Web & App Activity and switch the toggle to offOn the screen that follows (a screen explaining the downsides to turning this feature off), click Pause

Phew! That was a long trip! But what about all the location data Google has collected? That’s still stored, but if you want to delete it, here’s how (we have to retrace some of our steps!):

Fire up your browser, and go to Google.com.Click on your profile pic followed by Manage your Google AccountFrom Privacy & Personalization, select Manage your data & personalizationGo to Activity controls and select Location HistorySelect Manage activity to go to your Google TimelineClick on the settings icon to the left of a button marked Map, and from the pop-up select Delete all Location HistoryConfirm that you do indeed want to delete location data, and click Delete Location History