Data from the Timeline feature in Google Maps, which is controlled by the Location History setting and keeps a record of routes and trips users have taken, will soon be stored directly on users ...

Google will pay $93 million to settle allegations that the company used location data without informed consent, violating California's consumer protection laws.

Google announced changes to the way it harvests your location data this week that will finally put a stop to its compliance with geofence warrants, a police surveillance technique that many say ...

Explaining the change, Google says it won’t have any data to display on the web interface after the switch to on-device location data management through the Maps app.

The company’s Timeline in Google Maps offers a detailed look at where you’ve been. Soon, you’ll have more control over that data.

A cool free tool creates a heat map of your Google Maps movement data in no time at all. You can immediately see where you spend most of your time and where you rarely go.

The tech company's new location data policy may have killed an investigation tactic used by police to monitor people's locations, feared for its potential use against protestors and abortion seekers.

Let’s attempt to decode Google’s confusing new location data settings The new Google Maps Timeline plays a game of three-card monte with your location data.

The practice of law enforcement tapping Google and other tech giants' banks of users' location data was first revealed in 2019.

Find out how the upcoming changes to Google Maps' location data controls could affect analytics data for businesses and advertisers.

Google Maps is improving your location data privacy - but there's a catch.