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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Google will no longer hold onto people's location data in Google Maps — meaning it can't turn that info over to the police

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Google will no longer hold onto people's location data in Google Maps — meaning it can't turn that info over to the police

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Google is making some changes in Google Maps that will increase user privacy.
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    I’m not buying it.

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      That means that you’re the product

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      What have google ever done to not trust them?

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      It’s believable. If 25% of the warrants they receive are for location data, there is a shed load of money to be saved by simply not storing it.

      Probably simple math, whether or not the stored location data is more valuable than the cost of legal compliance.

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