Smartphones can track users' locations for services like navigation, but this poses privacy risks. Experts advise limiting location tracking to necessary situations and disabling it afterward. Users should check app permissions to ensure only essential apps have access to location data. For iPhone users, adjustments can be made via the Privacy & Security settings, while Android users can customize permissions through the Location settings. This proactive approach helps maintain privacy and mitigates potential exploitation of location data by apps or ad services.
"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 of Keeper Security.
"Users should turn on location tracking only when necessary, such as during navigation, emergencies or sharing updates with trusted contacts, and disable it immediately afterward."
"It's not a good idea to let apps always use your location in the background, according to cybersecurity experts. Instead, get the app to either ask first before using your location."
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