Today’s Solutions: February 16, 2026

A feature on your smartphone called location history is just one of the systems that Google uses to track your location for personalized services, local search and other purposes such as advertising. Turning this feature off will stop Google from automatically recording your location in apps such as Maps, but it won’t stop Google from tracking everywhere you go. To prevent Google from following your every move, follow these steps.

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