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•First, go to myaccount.google.com/privacycheckup. This is a good page to bookmark, since it gives you granular control over lots of privacy settings. •Next, scroll down to “Location History” and choose “Manage Location History.” •This is where you’ll see everywhere you’ve been. It’s a freaky level of detail. •Tap “Manage Location History” at the bottom of the screen again. •Toggle the button to turn off Location History. To delete your history, do this: •Tap the settings button on the “Location History” map. •Select “Delete all location history.” Turn off the option that allows Google to track your location history. That’s not...

A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties consumers’ online behavior to their purchases in brick-and-mortar stores. The legal complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, to be filed with the FTC on Monday, alleges that Google is newly gaining access to a trove of highly sensitive information -- the credit and debit card purchase records of the majority of U.S. consumers -- without revealing how they got the information or giving consumers meaningful ways to opt out. Moreover, the group claims that the search giant is relying...