Google’s location data privacy failures draw a €403 million fine

The Irish Data Protection Commission DPC has fined Google €403 million $459 million for violating European privacy law. The penalty follows a six-year inquiry into Google’s management of user location data between May 2018 and February 2020. During that time, Google collected users’ location data...

Google Maps Timeline Data to be Stored Locally on Your Device for Privacy

Google has announced plans to store Maps Timeline data locally on users' devices instead of their Google account effective December 1, 2024. The changes were originally announced by the tech giant in December 2023, alongside updates to the auto-delete control when enabling Location History by...