Google may have been caught being less than clear about how, when, and where it tracks your location, but the company isn’t actually doing anything about it. Aside from a clearer explanation on its privacy page about what Location History means and doesn’t mean, it’s business as usual with your Google account.
But if Google’s tracking treachery rankles you, you can do something about it—and you don’t have to delete Google from your life entirely to do so (tempting as that sounds). You might not know it, but you have a surprising amount of control over your Google account, as long as you know where to find all the switches. Here’s everything you need to know about Google’s privacy settings: where to find them, what you can turn off, and how it all affects your phone.
