{"id":1115009,"date":"2021-12-13T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115009"},"modified":"2021-12-13T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:13:36","slug":"how-to-stop-google-apps-from-tracking-you-before-christmas-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-stop-google-apps-from-tracking-you-before-christmas-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Google Apps from Tracking You Before Christmas Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-to-stop-google-apps-from-tracking-you-before-christmas-travel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Google is notorious for tracking and monitoring its users but following public scrutiny, the company has made it easier to control the data it collects on you. Americans should take steps to protect their privacy before traveling for the Christmas holiday.<\/p>\n<p>CNET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/google-is-tracking-you-but-changing-these-settings-can-stop-it\/\">reports<\/a> in an article titled \u201cGoogle is Tracking you, But Changing These Settings Can Stop it,\u201d that Google tracks its users heavily, and even using just one Google app means that the company is storing your information such as your location data.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_8582510\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sabo-Google.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8582510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sabo-Google.jpg\" alt=\"Sabo mocks Google CEO Sundar Pichai\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sabo mocks Google CEO Sundar Pichai (unsavoryagents.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But after an investigation into the company\u2019s data collection by the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-america-science-technology-business-ap-top-news-828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb\">Associated Press<\/a> in 2018, Google has made it easier to control what location and other data is stored by the tech giant. Features like \u201cYour Data in Maps and Search\u201d give users greater control over their stored information, but you still have to find these settings yourself.<\/p>\n<p>However, turning off location history doesn\u2019t guarantee that Google is no longer tracking you, Google states on its support page that even when turned off,&nbsp;\u201csome location data may continue to be saved in other settings,\u201d such as a user\u2019s web and app activity.<\/p>\n<p>So how do we fully stop Google\u2019s location tracking?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>CNET explains:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23.661016949153\">\n<h2>Turn off Google\u2019s location tracking<\/h2>\n<p>To completely shut down Google\u2019s ability to log your location, here\u2019s what to do:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp;<\/strong>Open&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google.com<\/a>&nbsp;on your desktop or mobile browser, and log into your Google account by using the button in the top right corner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp;<\/strong>Click your user icon in the top right corner and select&nbsp;<strong>Manage your Google account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<strong>Privacy &amp; personalization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<strong>Things you\u2019ve done and places you\u2019ve been<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<strong>Location History<\/strong>&nbsp;inside the&nbsp;<strong>History Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;box. This opens&nbsp;<strong>Activity Controls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>&nbsp;Beneath&nbsp;<strong>Location&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>History<\/strong>, click the button on the right that reads&nbsp;<strong>Turn off<\/strong>. This opens a pop-up window.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong>&nbsp;Scroll to the bottom of this window and click&nbsp;<strong>Pause<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This prevents Google from storing location markets linked to specific actions and the storing of information collected from searches or other activities.<\/p>\n<p>CNET further outlines how to stop Google from collecting additional web and app activity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/google-is-tracking-you-but-changing-these-settings-can-stop-it\/\">CNET here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-107 paragraph-0-2-12\"><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is notorious for tracking and monitoring its users but following public scrutiny, the company has made it easier to control the data it collects on you. 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