New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- We rely on Google for almost everything today like emails, maps, cloud storage, smart home devices, web searches, and even AI tools. Because Google is built into so many gadgets, from phones and TVs to speakers and laptops, these devices constantly connect to the internet and share bits of data. One of those data points is your approximate location. So even if you switch off your phone's GPS to stay private, Google still manages to figure out where you are. How does this happen?

Turning off GPS limits a lot of apps, but it doesn't completely hide your location. Your phone continues to interact with different networks around you, and each of these gives Google small hints.

One of the biggest clues comes from Wi-Fi an...