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 changes to the way it harvests your location data this week that will finally put a stop to its compliance with geofence warrants, a police surveillance technique that many say ...

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 will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers, effectively ending a long-running surveillance practice that allowed police and law ...

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 has reportedly settled a lawsuit in California court that alleged the company was using deceptive location data practices with users. The complaint was filed on September 14, 2023, and accuses ...

A recent privacy overhaul of Google's location services may have rippling effects far beyond an individual's phone usage, suggesting that the dominance of law enforcement data sweeping may soon be ...

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Find out how the upcoming changes to Google Maps' location data controls could affect analytics data for businesses and advertisers. On-device Timeline storage is coming to Google Maps for enhanced ...

Google has reached a $93 million settlement with the state of California to resolve allegations that it was collecting consumers’ data without their consent, the state’s attorney general said in a ...

Google has settled for $93 million with California, resolving allegations that the company used location data without informed consent, violating the state’s consumer protection laws. The settlement ...