floofloof@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months 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-square59fedilinkarrow-up1487arrow-down15cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1482arrow-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 Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square59fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months 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-up1·11 months 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.