ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 11 months agoGoogle will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data - The Vergewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@kbin.social
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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-211 months agoThey can still access it locally, if Google wanted to protect people then they wouldn’t store location data
minus-squareTheGreenGolem@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agoHow about the case where I explicitly want them to store my location data? I mean I really use and like that feature.
minus-squareRed Wizard 🪄@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThen store it on the local device where its encrypted.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThat’s what they’re doing now. But it has been encrypted for years.
minus-squarelukini@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoI want them to. I opted in and use that feature.
minus-squareMonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-211 months agothat is possible with the current google settings it is not default. but it is possible.
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoNah, that toggle is meaningless.
minus-squareSkull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agodeleted by creator
They can still access it locally, if Google wanted to protect people then they wouldn’t store location data
How about the case where I explicitly want them to store my location data? I mean I really use and like that feature.
Then store it on the local device where its encrypted.
That’s what they’re doing now.
But it has been encrypted for years.
I want them to. I opted in and use that feature.
that is possible with the current google settings
it is not default. but it is possible.
Nah, that toggle is meaningless.
Evidence?
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