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California AG Issues Guidance for Consumers on Managing Mobile Location Privacy

Posted on October 31, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Hannah Lepow writes:

Yesterday California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released guidance on how smartphone and tablet users can manage GPS and other location tracking functions on their mobile devices.

The brief information sheet, designed for consumers, details how Android and iOS users can control different types of location information on their devices, including location services, geo-tagging of photos, and location history.  The information sheet also gives step-by-step instructions on how to manage location information collected by apps for Android and iOS devices, and explains email tracking and how to prevent it on a mobile device.

Read more on Covington & Burling Inside Privacy.

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