How Google tracks your location, and how you can prevent it from doing so

It is sad how Google has breached user trust and privacy by not making its position clear. With Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored.” However, after the investigation, the company’s Location History settings information on the help page now says that the “setting does not affect other location services on your device.” It further acknowledges that “some location data may be saved as part of your activity on other services, like Search and Maps.” You can view the older help page in an image posted in an internet archive snapshot on web.archive.org here. When we Google something, get directions on Google Maps or watch a video on YouTube, Google collects data to make these services “work” for us, which means that it uses it for advertising purposes. It is already clear that even with Location History paused, some Google apps automatically store time-stamped location data without our permission. Here, you will have the option to turn off “Web & App Activity” and “Location History.” This step will prevent precise location tracking by Google.