TechCrunch reports Google announced it will shorten the length of time location history is stored on its devices, save a person's timeline of locations to their device and give them the ability to delete that information at any time. The update could drastically limit the ability for governments to use geofence warrants, which are used to compel companies to turn over information about the location of a device within a certain geographic region.
14 Dec. 2023
Google takes steps to protect location history
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