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title: This Google Maps setting can show you everywhere you’ve been — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/this-google-maps-setting-can-show-you-everywhere-youve-been/
date: 2016-10-19
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# This Google Maps setting can show you everywhere you’ve been

There’s a setting in your Google account, which — when turned on — creates a record of everywhere you go and when you went there. It’s intended to make your Google Maps experience more useful, like providing a faster commute to work or home. In 2015, the company also started rolling out another feature called “Timeline,” which lets you easily view this information on a private, customizable map of your every move. Here’s how to access it and turn it off in case it creeps you out.