Avoid Accidentally Sharing Your Location

There is no doubt that the devices and apps on your phone want to know where you are-whether to give you the latest weather updates, make suggestions for restaurants that you might enjoy, or allow you to better target advertisements. To keep track of what you share with others and what you do not share with others, and when, it can become very confusing very quickly.  

There is also a possibility that there are inconsistencies in the different location histories logged by your devices: There are some times when you think that you have blocked or turned off Location Sharing on your phone but that you are still tracked, and vice versa. 

There is nothing more frustrating than being able to keep finding yourself on a map, even though you distinctly recall turning your location tracking off on a device. You might also have thought that you had left the location history feature on, but you are seeing gaps even though you thought you had? In terms of a few explanations, it is essential to keep in mind all the different ways in which your location can be logged by different devices, apps, and websites that you use during the day: your apps, your devices, and your websites. 

A tablet, for instance, might be e

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