{"id":394,"date":"2021-12-15T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2017\/12\/05\/how-to-stop-google-maps-collecting-location-data-from-your-phone\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2017\/12\/05\/how-to-stop-google-maps-collecting-location-data-from-your-phone\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:54:34","slug":"how-to-stop-google-maps-collecting-location-data-from-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/394-how-to-stop-google-maps-collecting-location-data-from-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Stop Google Maps Collecting Location Data From Your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all know Google collects data but we\u2019re always under the assumption that the company will ask us for permission before collecting it. That\u2019s not always the case. In some cases, like when you install Chrome on your desktop, Google will ask if you want to send usage stats to the company. In other cases, like with Google Maps, it doesn\u2019t ask for your consent. Google Maps has been collecting your location data. The good news is you can disable it, and perhaps the satisfying news is that Google is being sued over it. Here\u2019s how to stop Google Maps collecting location data.<\/p>\n

Stop Google Maps Collecting Location Data<\/h2>\n

Open the Google Maps app and tap the hamburger icon inside the search bar at the left. In the navigation drawer that opens, scroll to the very bottom and tap \u2018Settings\u2019.<\/p>\n

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On the Settings screen, scroll down and tap \u2018About, terms & privacy\u2019. On the \u2018About, terms & privacy\u2019 screen, tap the \u2018Location data collection\u2019 option. Turn the Location data collection switch off on the following screen to stop Google Maps collecting location data from your device.<\/p>\n

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This will stop Google Maps from collecting any further data from your device however, the data that has already been collected isn\u2019t going anywhere. Google has it and we can only hope it will use it for good.<\/p>\n

You might think you\u2019re not affected by this or perhaps you\u2019re wondering how this can happen since iOS tells you when an app is actively using your location. Google Maps is not accessing your location while running in the background. If it were, you\u2019d see a blue bar at the top of your iPhone telling you that your location was in use. There is simply no way around that. What \u2018Location data collection\u2019 does is that it collects your data while you use Google Maps. This can include, but is not limited to, alternative routes you might take to the ones that Google Maps suggests, or establishments that you might visit from the suggested ones nearby.\u00a0The app says it\u2019s anonymous data but that doesn\u2019t justify collecting it without your permission.<\/p>\n

Delete Google Location Data<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t feel like sharing the anonymous data, you can turn it off but if you also want to delete location data, you can. The process is pretty simple but it\u2019s time consuming because you have to manually scan which dates there is saved data for, and then delete the entry for each day one at a time. Simply head over to your location timeline and delete the data you don\u2019t want Google Maps to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Related Articles We all know Google collects data but we\u2019re always under the assumption that the company will ask us for permission before collecting it. That\u2019s not always the case. In some cases, like when you install Chrome on your desktop, Google will ask if you want to send usage stats to the company. In …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,20],"tags":[27,28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}