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Google will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data - The Verge

www.theverge.com Google will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data

Google’s latest update to Maps protects users’ locations from law enforcement.

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Yeah that’s because they can’t sell your location data to the police.

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- Why not?
  
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  Because they have to comply with lawful subpoenas for free.
  
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- And also because Google doesn't sell data.
  
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  Hahaha. That’s a joke right?
  
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Use Organic maps and continue contributing to openstreetmap

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- Have not heard of this but I'm looking into it now. Thanks!
  
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  Yeah street complete ( the app mostly used to contribute to osm) is really cool and a lot of fun
  
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If you do crime, leave your phone at home

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- Yeah if you attend a protest, go to church or vote leave your phone at home.
  
  Damn the world is getting crazy
  
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  Where is the problem with going to the church?
  
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- For sure. It won't be just Google authorities will be asking for your location data.
  
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I feel like the vast majority of headlines about this stuff could use clarification of "without warrant."

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Why bother with Google when they can just ask your telco.

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- Telco doesn't have the same level of precision I think.
  
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  Yes and no
  
  The Telco can say between what antennas you are. In urban areas with lots of antennas that's still pretty accurate to almost say what building. Especially with 5G the number of antennas and accuracy go upto in some cases centimeter/inch accuracy so better than GPS. That last case would be in a mall with small antenna in each corridor.
  
  In rural areas with data switched off that's more like somewhere in that square mile, way worse than GPS.
  
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They can still access it locally, if Google wanted to protect people then they wouldn’t store location data

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- How about the case where I explicitly want them to store my location data? I mean I really use and like that feature.
  
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  Then store it on the local device where its encrypted.
  
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- I want them to. I opted in and use that feature.
  
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- that is possible with the current google settings
  
  it is not default. but it is possible.
  
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  Nah, that toggle is meaningless.
  
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I'm using this feature and am looking forward to it becoming on-device.

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Like Apple, Google also doesn't want competitors in collecting user data

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wait so we can't view our timeline in the browser or view the location of our family or people we share our location with in Google maps desktop or tablet??

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- You'll still have the option of syncing it to Google's servers, but it will be encrypted there so only you can view the contents, not Google
  
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Oh well, guess I'm still happy about this magic bag i got for going places I don't want Google knowing about.

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