Google's data collection can be a double-edged sword: helpful in some instances and too invasive in others. Here's how to ...

Those of you who use the Google Maps Timeline to keep track of past trips and directions may notice that your data has mysteriously vanished. Well, not so mysteriously. The fault lies with Google, and ...

Google is rolling out significant changes to its Maps Timeline feature, which tracks your location history. As part of this update, you will soon receive notifications that your Timeline data will be ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Google admitted it had a Maps timeline-erasing bug, but there’s a way to get it back. These are the steps you should follow to restore your deleted timeline (with one major caveat). And there are ...

Back in December, Google announced that Maps Location History would soon be stored on your phone instead of the cloud. This change to the Google Maps Timeline is continuing to roll out, and will see ...

Your Google account can store a lot of information about the websites you visit or searches you make. The My Activity tool allows you to manage and delete that data with a few taps. Using one of the ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Google Maps is killing Timeline on the web as it pushes users to only use the app to keep location data more private. Reading time 2 minutes If you’re mainly plotting routes through Google Maps on ...

Last December, Google announced a big change to how Maps Location History works. Your location “Timeline” is now being stored on your phone, with Google Maps still rolling out this update. For ...

Take control of your privacy by updating these critical Google account settings: pause Web & App Activity, disable Search and Ad Personalization, pause Timeline, review and remove third-party app ...