To delete your location data on mobile, open Google Maps, tap the hamburger menu on the top-left and select Your timeline. He believes tech corporations are bad, but you might as well know how
However if your browser is configured to use any of the alternate location sources then your actual location may be revealed to web services. Most commonly your WiFi network information will be used as there are large databases which map WIFI networks to a geographic location (usually created by cars with GPS & WIFI e.g. Google Street View cars). Open Google Maps on your phone or tablet. It's the map icon with a "G" at its top-left corner, and you'll find it on one of the home screens (iPhone/iPad) or in the app drawer (Android). If you haven't enabled Location Services, follow the on-screen instructions to do so when prompted. In laymen terms…. they use a database and look you up ! There are databases that contains all the IP addresses and to which ISP company controls that IP. In the records dept of those companies if they are an ISP there is an address associated with On my computer it shows my location in google maps as roughly 10km away from my physical location (i assume that is where the last visible node from my ISP is located). It could be that it's getting info from my phone, that sounds sensible. Google could be tracking and recording your every location on your Android device, and you may not even know it! The culprit is a largely ignored feature in Android called Google Location history. The actual location service isn't unusual. It uses information like Cell IDs and Wi-Fi routers to locate and place your device.
Google is making it easier for you to find out where you are, with the introduction of My Location for the desktop. First introduced in late 2007 as a tool for Google Maps for mobile, My Location
How does Google know my location? Depending on the products you're using and settings you choose, you may provide Google with different types of location information that are critical to making some services work and making others more useful for you. Location can come from real-time signals, like your IP address or device location, and also Google apps and services on Android devices and iPhones are storing location data even if users disable the Location History feature, according to an investigation by the Associated Press. The main data Google collects here is around your location, though it obviously tracks you through its apps as well—Gmail, Google Docs, Google Maps—just as it does on the web. LEARN MORE The Important: If you have other settings like Web & App Activity turned on and you pause Location History or delete location data from Location History, you may still have location data saved in your Google Account as part of your use of other Google sites, apps, and services. For example, location data may be saved as part of activity on Search and Maps when your Web & App Activity setting is on
If you hover over it, it pops up saying "Your location." Now: if my Android is ON, even though I have the GPS "Location" turned OFF, the desktop Google maps page lights up my very house on the map. However if I log out of google, it doesn't. And, very interesting, if I turn off my phone, now the desktop cannot determine my physical
The main data Google collects here is around your location, though it obviously tracks you through its apps as well—Gmail, Google Docs, Google Maps—just as it does on the web. LEARN MORE The Important: If you have other settings like Web & App Activity turned on and you pause Location History or delete location data from Location History, you may still have location data saved in your Google Account as part of your use of other Google sites, apps, and services. For example, location data may be saved as part of activity on Search and Maps when your Web & App Activity setting is on Google is probably tracking your location, even if you turn it off, says report. While your location history is paused, some services still store your location data. Your location history allows Google to show you useful information based on where you've been with the devices that you're signed in to with your Google Account. For example, you'll see predictions for your frequent commutes and better search results. The "Where Am I" app shows your current geograph location, including latitude & longitude, on Google Maps. The geolocation service is available on both desktop computers and mobile phones. The location finder service uses the Google Maps Geolocation API to determine the place. In spite of this, a Google spokesperson told WIRED that "we make sure Location History users know that when they disable the product, we continue to use location to improve the Google experience