Google will remove user location history for abortion clinic visits

Re:Google will remove user location history for abortion cli... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:43PM (#31954862)

It can be turned off in account settings.

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Re:Google will remove user location history for abortion cli... by user764743 on Friday July 01, 2022 @11:19PM (#31955860)

Turn Off buttons are like delete buttons on the internet, they don't really do what they say they do.

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Re:Google will remove user location history for abortion cli... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Saturday July 02, 2022 @12:10AM (#31956154)

Please cite a source for your claim.

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Re:Google will remove user location history for abortion cli... by user764743 on Saturday July 02, 2022 @10:00AM (#31959041)

Please cite a source where it says they do what they say.

Or ask any experienced web developers, they will tell you.

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Re:Google will remove user location history for abortion cli... by bushbaba on Friday July 01, 2022 @09:07PM (#31955013)

Turning it off doesn’t mean google stops the collection of data.

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Re:Google will remove user location history for abortion cli... by getpost on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:46PM (#31954873)

I've always wondered whether turning it off merely hides it from the end-user.

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