Reviewing your digital footprint and location sharing
What others can find about you online, how to review what you share, and where location sharing is active across apps and devices.
What to do now
Review what your family shares and where location sharing is switched on.
Why it matters
Location and personal details can be shared more widely than expected — by apps, social accounts and device settings — and it's easy to lose track.
Initial steps
- List the apps and accounts that could share location: social and messaging apps, and find-my-device services.
- Turn off location for apps that don't need it, and check who can see posts and profiles on social accounts.
- Check whether photos include location details, and turn that off if you'd rather they didn't.
- Agree together what's fine to share publicly, including with teenagers and older relatives.
Official help
What the full guide will cover
This guide will cover how to check what's publicly visible about your household online, where location sharing is active, and how to reduce what you share without disappearing from the services you use.
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