Google tracks your position even when the geolocation of your mobile is deactivated. Here’s how to really stop the internet giant from tracking you down.
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To prevent your smartphone does not record your actions, it is possible to block geolocation. Except that researchers have discovered that applications Google continue to record your trips. Here’s how to really block them.
The priority is therefore to block the activity of Google applications, and the first adjustment must be made online. To do this, launch your Navigator and go to the page Google – My activity where your account options hide.
Then click on “Activity controls”, and deactivate the “Web and application activity” and “Location history” options. A window appears to confirm this deactivation. Then click on “Suspend”.
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You can also delete data already saved by Google. To do this, go to Google – My activity then click on “Other google activity”. Then click on “Go to journeys” to delete the elements linked to your recent journeys recorded by Maps.
On your smartphone, whether it isAndroid Where ios, you can also customize the use of geolocation. To personalize its use, go to the “Confidentiality” option in the settings. Then, press “Location services”, and there, application by application, choose whether or not to allow access to the GPS.
Either select “Never” if you don’t want this application to record your location, or “When the app is active”, when this application needs your location. This is of course the case for applications such as weather report Where Maps. Once the application is closed, the geolocation on your smartphone stops.
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