Google has effectively ended the practice of "geofence warrants," where Location History in Google Maps could be obtained by law enforcement. On Wednesday, Google announced it would soon change the ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users' individual location histories, cutting off its ability to respond to law enforcement warrants that ...

Google announced big changes to its most legally fraught set of user settings: your location data. Google’s misleading Location History descriptions in Google Maps have earned it several lawsuits in ...

Depending on who you ask, Google Maps’ Timeline feature is a nifty way to remember all of the places you’ve been, or a startlingly detailed log of your movement throughout the day. Either way, Google ...

Google Maps, who are you? I'm incredibly surprised to see Google come up with privacy features I'd expect from a competitive navigation app. Not the search giant that makes billions of dollars each ...

Update, Dec. 19, 2024: This story, originally published Nov. 20 now includes a new statement regarding inactive Gmail account deletion timelines from a Google spokesperson. I received an email from ...

Google is making some big changes to Maps that will affect anyone who uses the app to plan trips, get directions, and access previous destinations. In a recent help page update, the company revealed ...

Google has announced a change to how it handles user location data, and for once, it's a clear win for privacy. The Google Maps mobile app will no longer send your location history to the cloud—it'll ...

Google’s latest update to Maps protects users’ locations from law enforcement. Google’s latest update to Maps protects users’ locations from law enforcement. is a senior science reporter covering ...

Google is rolling out significant changes to its Maps Timeline feature, which tracks your location history. As part of this update, you will soon receive notifications that your Timeline data will be ...

Google tracks the whereabouts of your Android smartphone, regardless of whether or not users have disabled location services. Android smartphones and tablets collect the addresses of cellular towers ...