floofloof@lemmy.ca to PrivacyEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle will no longer hold onto people's location data in Google Maps — meaning it can't turn that info over to the policewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1536arrow-down1external-linkGoogle will no longer hold onto people's location data in Google Maps — meaning it can't turn that info over to the policewww.businessinsider.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to PrivacyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square74fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAlso Bluetooth scanning. Google trys to dark pattern you in to re-enabling them both, but maps will eventually use GPS if you cancel and try again.
minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoEven Apple is now doing that thing where they’ll re-enable both after a while.
Also Bluetooth scanning. Google trys to dark pattern you in to re-enabling them both, but maps will eventually use GPS if you cancel and try again.
Even Apple is now doing that thing where they’ll re-enable both after a while.