Google has a knack for keeping the location data of Android users misleading and dishonest manner to obtain. Do you want to counter that? Then delete your location data in Chrome and Android.
Google can use location data, among other things, to inform other apps. This can sometimes be useful, for example in the situation where Google Maps recognizes which places you visit often and makes useful recommendations based on that. But much more often you want apps not to receive this information.
If you use an Android smartphone or tablet, which already has some apps from Google by default, you can turn off location data quite easily. For example, open Google Maps and log in with your Google account. Tap on your profile icon and then on Your timeline and the three horizontal dots on the right side of the screen. In the menu that appears, press Settings. below Location settings you will find the option Delete entire location history.
If you want the location history to be automatically deleted after a certain period of time, click on Automatically delete location history and make your choice. If you want Google to stop following you via Maps at all, choose below Location settings in front of Location History settings and move the slider next to Location History so that Google can no longer track you.
Chrome
If you regularly use the Chrome browser (or a Chromebook), you may also want to prevent Google from collecting and sharing your location information with websites. In the Chrome browser, click the three vertical dots at the top right of the screen, next to your profile icon and go to Settings. Under the cup Privacy and security do you think Site settings and in this menu you go to Location. Make sure the slider is next to Ask before entry (recommended) turned on. Websites must now first request permission before they can obtain your location information.
By the way, you can see which rights they have for each website by going to any website and clicking on the lock in the search bar on the left. Press here Site settings. You can then see which cookies the website in question is using, but also whether the website has access to, for example, your location, camera or microphone. If you do not want to be asked every time whether the website may use your location data, you can go to Location instead of Questions (default) choose for To block.
Once you’ve gone through the steps, you can be sure you’ll make it a lot harder for Google to track you.
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