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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, March 31, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• Did you know Google Maps has an Incognito mode?
• Q&A: How can I prevent people from sharing links on my Facebook Timeline?
• Q&A: How can I find out who reported my tweet?
• Buying concert/sports tickets for a group? Don’t reserve all the seats on the same row.
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
Did you know Google Maps has an Incognito mode?
If you use Google Chrome as your web browser you’re probably familiar with its semi-private Incognito mode.
In a nutshell, using Chrome in Incognito mode prevents the browser from keeping a record of your browsing history and various other online activities.
As I explain in this post, Incognito mode won’t keep your Internet activities a secret from law enforcement or anyone else who knows how to exploit its weaknesses, but it does a fairly decent job at keeping them secret from regular folks.
Well, it turns out that Google has built an Incognito mode into their ultra-popular Maps app as well.
Just like with Chrome, the Incognito mode in Maps won’t completely hide your movements, but it will make it fairly difficult for a regular user to track them and find out where you’ve been traveling to.
Here’s a quick rundown of what Maps’ Incognito mode does:
1 – It prevents the app from saving your Google Maps browsing and search history in your Google account.
2 – It prevents the app from sending any notifications.
3 – It prevents the app from updating your Location History or Shared Location.
4 – It prevents the app from using your activity to personalize your Maps experience.
As you can see, Incognito mode does help keep your Maps usage details and location history at least somewhat private.
Want to give Incognito mode a try the next time you use Google Maps? Just follow the steps below to enable it:
1 – Open the Google Maps app and tap your profile thumbnail photo in the top-right corner of the screen.
2 – Tap Turn on Incognito mode.
That’s all there is to it. You should now be using Maps in Incognito mode.
You can easily verify that you’re “mapping” Incognito by taking a peek at your profile thumbnail photo. Instead of your actual picture it should now be displaying the little Incognito icon.
To exit Incognito mode simply repeat the steps above and tap Turn off Incognito mode in step #2.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: How can I prevent people from sharing links on my Facebook Timeline?
A reader wants to know how to prevent people from posting potentially dangerous links on her Facebook Timeline. This post has my best answer.
• Q&A: How can I find out who reported my tweet?
A reader ask if there’s any way to find out who reported a tweet to Twitter Support, who then removed it.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Buying concert/sports tickets for a group? Don’t reserve all the seats on the same row.
This post explains the best way to choose seats for a group.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Eye-tracking, display-enabled contact lenses one step closer to reality
• Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials
• YouTube TV finally supports picture-in-picture on iOS
• Samsung, Western Digital join forces on next-gen SSD technology
• Microsoft increases free plan for video editor Clipchamp to include 1080p exports
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