Your Maps Location History will no longer be accessible to Google

A new Location History policy is being implemented by Google Maps, which will store the user’s Location Timeline locally on the device instead of on Google’s servers. The business also revealed additional encryption features and auto-delete options.

As per Google, location history is disabled by default. On the other hand, users who activate this feature save their location timeline, which includes details about the locations they visited and when they were on Google’s servers. Google Maps uses this function to enhance its real-time services, but it has become a privacy concern, so Google is changing the way it operates.

Users of Google Maps who opt to record location history will be able to access and preserve their timeline on their devices starting in the upcoming year. Additionally, Google will automatically encrypt location data if customers wish to store it on the cloud.

No more geofence police warrants on Google Maps?

According to reports, this modification will stop geofence warrants via Forbes. Through these warrants, Google can provide location data on Maps users who just so happened to be in the vicinity of a crime to local and federal police. This is a contentious feature, and Google will no longer be able to provide location data because it is either encrypted in the cloud or saved on the user’s device.

According to Google, users who use Location History for the first time will have the auto-delete feature set to three months by default, further enhancing Maps privacy. Currently, the auto-delete feature has an 18-month default. Google will be rolling out this update at a slow pace, and it’ll be available for Google Maps on both Android and iOS.