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A Guide To Using Google For Location Tracking

The highest priority is people’s safety and anything related to the safety of our dear ones is very important. Google made tracking a person’s location easier in this present technologically enhanced world. In this article, you will learn how to find someone’s geographical coordinates using Google, advantages and disadvantages of such action and what is the process to connect with Google representatives via Google Chat.

How to Find Someone's Location through Google

Use Google Maps

To find someone in Google Maps, you can request their location through the 'Location Sharing' or use the other person’s shared location if it is turned on by him already.

Locate shared places

If someone has shared a place with you on Google Maps, you may well be able to locate their point on the map simply by visiting that place.

Check location history

Reviewing the places you've been in the past will be possible if you enable location history for your Google account, and that might be useful if you lost your loved one.

Google Location Services

Location services of Google such as Google location history and Google location notification help you find the often visited places to locate the person.

Use Google's Find My Device

You can also track the lost device once the person has lost their device using Google’s find my device based on the person’s Google account.

Merits and Demerits of Location Tracking through Google

Convenience

Google location tracing services are handy, fast and can be used anytime, from any device.

Real-time tracking

Using Google Maps as well as other location services it is also possible to track someone real time.

Enhanced communication

This can be easier with sharing your location with family and friends and there’s always an assurance that you’ll get in touch easier.

Personal privacy concerns

In the process of tracking somebody’s location, over his consent violates that person’s privacy and as such, causes mistrust in the relationship.

Contacting Google Representatives via Google Chat

Use of Google Chat 

To speak to a Google representative using Google Chat, open the app, enter “Google Support,” begin a conversation, describe your problem, and follow the instructions given if you need help.

Direct messaging

Furthermore, you may always use Google Chat in which you can directly message the google representative so you have concerns that need fixing or you have some issues over certain things.

Request a callback

The answers to your question are provided on the spot, although if you have a complex problem, you can ask the Google Chat operator to call you back.

Final Thought 

While using Google to track personnel location will improve safety and communication, it’s important to take time to consider the negative consequences of this idea of privacy invasion. Things that will help you out to get resolved for all your problems and to answer all your questions include the Help Center and Google community forums. But when using Google’s services, you’ve got to do this properly and with the consent of users. Google gives various methods in which you can find out a certain person and talk to Google specialists through Google Chat.