Android already warns when your location is being tracked — but not by which apps. That puts the onus on users to play ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google has confirmed a game-changer when it comes to tracking your ...

The Latest on Google's location-tracking settings (all times local): 3 p.m. Lawmakers are vowing to step up their oversight of the data collection practices of giant technology companies after an ...

As they say, Big Brother is always watching. For this generation, long after the George Orwell novel was written, that phrase can be used to describe Google. We use Google in our daily lives for ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LONDON — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been — if you let ...

LONDON (AP) — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been — if you let them. When you use a map app to find ...

Of course, I’m well aware of the location-sharing features that smartphones offer. Apple and Google both make it easy to let ...

In today’s digital age, privacy concerns are on the rise as tech giants like Google continue to gather data from users, even when they’re not logged into their accounts. While many users believe ...

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