Google Changes Data Storage System In Maps

Google Maps will save location history into the device (photo: dock. unsplash)

JAKARTA Google Maps makes some changes to preserve the privacy of its users. Compared to storing location history into the cloud, Google Maps will back up local location data. In a notification sent to the user's email, quoted from The Verge, Google says that they will stop linking the data to the user's Google account. They will also delete location history from the Maps app. If users want to save their entire travel history in Maps, they can back up their data into the device's internals. This storage duration is limited and Maps users only have until December 1. With the change of the data storage system in Maps, users will not be able to access the Timeline feature via the website by the end of this year. In fact, this feature is very useful for viewing location history in the form of a travel route that has been taken. This feature cannot be accessed on the website because Google will move the entire travel history into the device used. If the user does not back up their data, Google will save a travel history of 90 days before it is removed.

Although Google changes its data storage system, Maps users can still use the Timeline feature to view its location history. Users must open Maps via mobile devices, then click on the profile image in the top right corner. After that, select your Timeline menu, then select whether you want to save location data into the device or let Google delete it automatically. Google will save Maps data and delete it every 3, 18, to 36 months.