Jake Peterson

Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor

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Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions.

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May 7, 2026

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Key Takeaways

Google is rolling out a new privacy setting for Chrome users on Android.

The option, "approximate location," lets you share your general whereabouts with websites, rather than your precise location.

Android has supported approximate location sharing for other apps, but not for Chrome.

Google says it will roll this option out for desktop users soon.

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If you told someone twenty-five years ago that, in the near future, people would voluntarily carry devices that share their locations with companies and organizations at all times, they probably wouldn't…