12/14/2023

Google is Unveiling New Location Data Protections

The changes will gradually take effect through the next year

Depending on whom 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 is now taking steps to make that location data more secure.

This week, the company said it will begin changing where it stores that Timeline data. Currently, it lives on your devices and Google’s servers, but when the shift takes place, your location history will remain solely on the hardware you own. And less of that data will be stored over time, Google says — only three months’ worth by default, down from the 18 months that are currently saved.

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