So last week, investigative reports caught Google in a privacy snafu. Because they discovered even when you turn off your location, Google still tracks you. But I found some ways of how to keep your privacy in check.
In some cases, it’s just as easy as going into your Google settings app. Follow instructions, and from there, you’ll find review your privacy settings. Then you’ll find privacy checkup. Once you hit get started, then you can study your own privacy options. There are several things you can switch off in this app. For example, you can go to the?turned on?button. Then, flip from blue to grey on the next page and hit the pause button. This way, you can either delete certain locations or turn the whole thing off altogether.
You can also turn off your location history. Click on?turned on,?which is next to Location History. Then, go to?manage settings. It will show you that your smartphone is showing off your location history to the world. Here is where you can turn it off. You can even get rid of old data that’s haunting you. Just go to the Device Information center and click?manage activity.?Then, click on?delete all.?
They assure me this will work on all Android smartphones. I’m getting this from computer repair experts, who are also concerned about their privacy. I find it disturbing that this came from an IT support source; I mean a third party source. So far, Google is saying and doing little about this issue. Let’s face it. It’s awfully hard not to use Google these days. If you use any Android at all, then you’re using Google. If you watch You Tube, then you watch Google. Also, if you even search for something, then chances are you’re going to be using Google. This is how to keep your privacy in check. But shouldn’t this come from Google itself?