
It will impact the utility of Google Maps though. This will clear a lot of stored data from your device and help maintain a semblance of privacy.


It is also a prime place for someone to go to find out where you have been and when. Google Maps location history records where you go and when in order to offer local ads, information on services around you and more. They will store data and upload it when there is a connection but you can thwart at least some of that by wiping the device cache before turning Wi-Fi or 4G back on. If there is no connection, apps cannot report back. Only using data connections when you need them is another way of increasing privacy on a mobile device. Even Google cannot use data that isn’t there.

Law enforcement will still be able to use cell positioning, but apps and social networks won’t. That way many tracking apps cannot track you as there is no data to track. The 4.7MB download is available by visiting the Chrome Web Store using Chrome for Mac, Windows or Linux.
OK GOOGLE APP FOR MAC UPGRADE
The most basic privacy upgrade is to only use GPS on your device when you need to. What enables ‘OK Google’ hotword detection is the free Google Voice Search Hotword extension, currently in beta and only available to English-speaking users in the U.S.
