Disabling Mobile Phone Tracking

We know you've seen it in the news "Location Tracking Mobile Phones" logging your every move. The controversy rages on—Is my phone tracking me? Does "Disabling Tracking" really bar Apple, Google & the like from capturing my data? What is being done with this data? These questions, along with many others, have been met with certain answers.

For now, there are a few steps you should look into if you want to disable these services: simply turn off location services on your iPhone or Android device.

• In Android, go to Menu > Settings > Location and Location setting.

• iPhone users: tap Settings > General and turn off location services. To protect the data saved on your computer, plug your iPhone into your computer, select the phone in iTunes, click "Options" and then "Encrypt iPhone backup."

We hope this helps calm your fears, for more information check out Wall Street Journal's article,  "Avoiding Mobile Trackers" We'll be sure to let you know other steps you should take as they arise.