Google: automatic deletion of location data arrives. You can choose to automatically delete the location history every 3 months or 18 months.
Google: automatic deletion of location data arrives |
Google confirms the arrival of the automatic deletion of geolocation data. Good news for users who respect their privacy. Usually, Location History is used to personalize Google services, to leave a comment on a restaurant, or to post traffic info on your morning commute for example. But doing a little sorting in data that is stored online for sometimes several years is necessarily a good thing.
Google said on its blog: " You can already use your Google Account to access simple on / off controls for location history and Web & App activity and, if you wish, to manually delete all or In addition to these options, we are announcing automatic deletion controls that make it even easier to manage your data. "
You can choose to automatically delete the location history every 3 months or 18 months. All older data will be deleted from your account. The option is not yet available, but here is the procedure: go to the settings of your Google account (for example from the Maps application)> Data and personalization > Orders related to the activity > History of the positions.
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