Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.

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Our phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone ...

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Do you ever feel like your apps are constantly spying on you, knowing where you live and what you are doing? You're not alone — and that's because they probably are. Apps have collected so much data; ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google’s next Android update looks set to come with a critical new ...

Google is rolling out the Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 update to compatible Pixel devices, and among the build’s headline features is a new privacy-related feature: a location indicator (via Android ...

Do you ever feel like your Android device tracks you more often than it should? At this point, it's an open secret that smartphones track their users and use the data for personalizing ads, among ...

Google adds Maps integration to Find Hub, improving Android device tracking and deepening ties between location services and ...

The Supreme Court says tracking a person via GPS ankle bracelet, to know the individual's location at all times, qualifies as a 'search' and could violate the Fourth Amendment. Yet Android apps track ...

Google has introduced a new "Google Location Sharing" toggle that is now integrated directly into the Android settings. This update eliminates the need to navigate through Google Maps to manage your ...