18 MACWORLD AUGUST 2021
MACUSER WHICH MAC APPS ARE TRACKING YOUOpen the Security &
Privacy pane in System
Preferences, click the Privacy
button, and select Location
Services from the list at left,
and you can see all the apps
to which you’ve given
permission and for which
you’ve revoked access.
To remove permission to
retrieve your location:
Uncheck the box to the left of
the app or service. You can’t
delete items from this list, only
disable their access. However,
if the app is no longer one
you’re using, you can Control-
click an item and choose
Reveal in Finder, and then
delete the app from your Mac.
To remove all
permissions: Uncheck Enable
Location Services. This does
disable Find Me, which can
be a useful tool to find a lost
or stolen Mac. While iOS and
iPadOS provide more
indicators about when an
app has recently retrieved
location information, macOS
only shows a gray arrow,
which indicates if the app
has queried for position
within the last 24 hours. ■
The list of location-enabled apps lets you review apps you
let see your position and revoke permission if you wish.Unchecking Enable Location Services will disable Find Me.