Monitoring Through Shared Accounts

Someone uses accounts you share — like a family phone plan, streaming service, or cloud storage — to track your location, purchases, or activity.

What You Might Notice

• The other person knows about purchases, locations, or content you haven't shared

  Shared accounts like Google, Apple Family, or phone plans often show activity to all members.

• You discover location sharing is turned on with their account

  Check your phone's location sharing settings — someone may have enabled sharing without you realising.

• Unfamiliar devices appear in your account's trusted devices list

  Someone else's phone or computer may be logged into your shared accounts.

What You Can Do

This is not an exhaustive list. Every situation is different — use what applies to yours.

• Review all location sharing settings on your devices

  On iPhone: Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Share My Location. On Android: Google Maps > your profile > Location sharing.

• Gradually move to your own individual accounts

  Create new accounts with a fresh email address the other person doesn't know about.

  Do this from a device and network you're confident isn't monitored.

• Check your phone plan

  Family plans often let the account holder see call logs, texts, and data usage for all lines.

  Moving to your own plan is ideal, but timing matters — plan it.