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 ...

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 ...

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

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 can still estimate your location even with GPS turned off, using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular towers, IP addresses and contextual logic.

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 ...

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 ...