07.27.2021 17:Jul PM EDT Is Google Tracking Your iPhone, Samsung Location Without Permission? Yes and Here Are 4 Steps to Stop It It is no secret that Google tracks user activity to provide its users with a more personalized web experience. However, it does blur the lines of just how private "private data" is. Find out how you can take back your privacy with these fours steps. Photo : OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Google pretty much tracks you and your smartphone wherever it goes and log it in your Google Timeline. It's part of the search engine's whole system of letting you know where you're going and where you have been. It would be a nice thing to keep track of where you have been for trips down memory lane, but it is also a very creepy privacy concern.