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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by socalgal2 on Saturday October 11, 2025 @11:25PM (#45554929)
Google Maps still tracks my location.

The difference is they no longer store the data on their servers, it's stored on your phone (iPhone/Android)

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6258979

That way, they can't respond to requests for that data by governments as they don't have it.

I can look on my phone and see all the places I've been today/yesterday, etc

Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by bigthymer on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:27AM (#45579230)
Is it just me or has the amount of data collected changed? Last I checked, the locally stored data just identifies known business locations that have been visited. In the past, when I clicked a business location in the app, it would show when I last visited. Google maps no longer does this. In the past, I could do a hike and see exactly how long I walked and how fast I went. However, this info is no longer collected to this degree.