Google Maps - How to Protect Your Privacy

Privacy Settings in your Google Account
How to manage your Location History
Location tracking
Location services

Table of Contents
00:00 Introduction
02:32 Location Timeline
03:46 Your Data in Maps
04:16 Historical Timeline
08:16 Desktop Settings

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[jeanettesozpix]

I'm not that good at keeping records, so I find it awesome to look back and see where I've been, especially seeing that I've travelled around a lot. Then on the other hand, knowing one's every move is being monitored can be rather disconcerting, hence I have a love/hate relationship with Google. I do like the fact that we are able to download this information and keep it private. Thanks for showing us this.

[TheresaJamone]

Once again, an excellent short video illustrating the issue. I have shared with my colleagues / end users.

[WhoConquers]

One thing to be aware of... at least on more recent versions of Android... when you enable WiFi, you're also enabling location. And there's no way to disable that, it's mandatory. Maybe not a huge deal when you're on your home ISP/router, but good to know if you're in the habit of using public WiFi when you're out and about.

[OddsandSods]

That was a very interesting video, packed full of information. Thank you.

[vancity]

Awesome video Steve, thank you. I dont use google maps anymore for the same reasons.

[jeffreyjackman]

I'm not good at remembering new places I've visited hence the reason I have it turned on. Feels good when I can go back on my timeline and look at places I visited on my first trip to the NYC back in May 2022

[michaelhammond]

Thanks for the video, taught me things I didnt know including making a trip to Melbourne Australia where Ive never been, In fact I havent been to Australia for about 6 years.

[florencebishop-wfku]

hey steve! just watched your video on location privacy; and i found it most interesting... thank you so much for this advice and your very wise to share this with me. i will make a note and change some settings for, i am a very private person, dont travel much, but; i do prefer my private life as my own... great stuff and i appreciate your input...

[davidoickle]

I see you have been to Nova Scotia. Glad to have you!

[landonpraught]

Thanks Steve
This so imporant we must be so careful on the web .
Great video

[laviniaxxo]

An interesting video, thanks for bringing this to us. I went and had a look at mine and was fascinated. I reckon they would be quite intrigued why we went to certain locations, especially when you head out of town to nowhere for 30 minutes turn around and come back, and your stopping and starting along the way, sure would make for a lot of head scratching. You could be playing an actual literal game. One trip I took in 2019 has me travelling from place to place non-stop and supposedly staying at a truck stop ALL night. I sure didn't camp at a truck stop all night. It said I rode a motorcycle part of the way - how strange, but I was in a car all around the town the following day. The following day I somehow I managed a 500km (310 mile) trip in 12 hours in a car and intermittently rode a motorbike for 7km of that trip. Hilarious!! I wonder where I put the car while on the bike and visa versa. Obviously the history is not 100% on occasion. Very handy to have this available. I am in agreement with you and do much the same thing as you. Great to be able to know how to get to this information though. Thanks.

[harrynickel]

Thank you sir. I appreciate your content.

[JimRobertson]

Great information Steve. Is there a way to save the travel history on any specific date as a gpx file?
Currently when I go out photographing, I turn on Strava to track my location and then when I get home I save that track as a gpx file and "co-ordinate" that info with my picture files so i know where I took any particular picture. Trouble is I frequently forget to turn on Strava.
This, at this point, is always
Thanks

[donotneed]

The only time I turn Location on is for the app I use when I go walking. When I'm done using it I turn it back off. When I was working as an over-the-road driver I already was tracked by most of the companies I drove for as it was. I also had to keep a logbook so I knew where I had been. First it was done on paper and then electronically. Since I itemized my deductions I still have copies of them which I keep for 7 years before discarding. I was medically retired in 2018 so I still have a couple of years to still keep. I also periodically check to make sure everything is turned off. What I can't understand are apps that say they need my location in order to work. I tried to use a couple of Bluetooth equalizer apps and they wanted to know my location. I have backgrounds in computers and electronics and I know an app does not need my location to equalize a Bluetooth headset two feet away from it. Needless to say they were quickly uninstalled and one was from the manufacturer of my Bluetooth headset.

[HandsIntoHistory]

I would assume that the only way for anyone else to see our timeline info, or any Google info for that matter, is if they hacked into our Google account, correct? So, theoretically, as long as I have 2-factor authentication, don't give out my password/account info to anyone, no one would see this info, even people at Google, correct?? I realize people can hack into accounts, but we run that risk with everything, but I'm asking if I have done all I can to protect my account, then theoretically, I could leave location services on all the time and not worry that someone at Google is watching me all the

[douglasmowat]

Thank you for this.
Please how do I remove search history from google maps?

[sherrireves]

More info on the download info please. Is it a clickable file, or would we need an app? TYVM

[Urbanthick]

I often see the map icon pop up on my phone. I have no idea why this happens. I have everything turned off.

[pauladams]

Location services once proved someone was lying when they accused me of confronting them one time. At the time of the so called incident I was at work which was over fifteen miles away from said location. After showing them this and having the backing of my boss I never heard from them again.

[deutzmans]

Well presented information again , can you tell me how to correct my home address on google maps timeline, blue dot is correct, it has my neighbours house name 100m away on my journey start point