SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has revised an erroneous description on its website of how its “Location History” setting works, clarifying that it continues to track users even if they’ve disabled the ...

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 ...

Concerned about privacy? Discover five hidden Android settings, including Location History and background scanning, that ...

There’s a constant balancing act taking place on the smartphones that run our lives—privacy versus convenience. On the one hand, we can’t get enough of the easy-button lifestyle hacks that make ...

Google’s claim that it allows users to completely turn off all location tracking is completely false, according to research conducted by the Associated Press. Whether you’re using an iPhone or Android ...

Many smartphone users assume that turning off GPS completely hides their location. However, Google can still estimate where ...

Google is rolling out significant changes to its Maps Timeline feature, which tracks your location history. As part of this update, you will soon receive notifications that your Timeline data will be ...

Google monitors our locations, how we interact with its services, our web browsing habits, and more. While it claims this data collection improves user experience, it often comes at the expense of ...

When signed in to your Google account, your searches, clicked links, images, and videos are tracked. Things like your IP address, device, and which ads you click are tracked even when you're not ...