Phones use various signals to find your location, including cell tower pings, Wi-Fi access points, Bluetooth and GPS. Sometimes your phone needs to know your location to provide a useful service ...

If you're an Android user, you can easily block your GPS, preventing companies from tracking you, as well as saving a little battery time on your phone.

How to block your phone from tracking your location There are so many possible ways for smartphones — and other devices like smartwatches — to track our location that it’s hard to provide an ...

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

What the law says about placing GPS trackers It is 100% legal for the cops to place a tracking device on your car without your knowledge—but they must have a warrant giving them permission to do so.

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 ...

The police can put a GPS tracker on your car if they think it’s justified. Here’s where to look for one—and what to do if you find it.

“From fitness tracking to navigation, every location ping potentially reveals details about our routines and movements — which could be risky in the wrong hands,” said Darren Guccione, CEO ...