There are so many possible ways for smartphones — and other devices like smartwatches — to track our location that it’s hard to provide an exhaustive checklist.

Sometimes your phone needs to know your location to provide a useful service, like telling the Uber driver where to pick you up.

When you use a map app to find the new restaurant your friend recommended, or your phone’s browser to check the price of something you saw while window shopping, you could be unwittingly ...

When you use a map app to find the new restaurant your friend recommended, or your phone's browser to check the price of something you saw while window shopping, you could be unwittingly allowing ...

News How to block your phone from tracking your location in a few easy steps Published: Feb. 07, 2025, 6:30 a.m.

Sometimes your phone needs to know your location to provide a useful service, like telling the Uber driver where to pick you up. But in other cases, there’s little justification for tracking ...

LONDON (AP) — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they're privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you've been — if you let them.