Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
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Users have always had the option edit their location histories on their own, but Google will proactively do it for them as an added level of protection.
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Google Says It Will Delete Location History for Visits to Abortion Clinics After Overturning of Roe V. Wade
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Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
Google says it will remove abortion clinics and other facilities from users’ location history amid renewed concerns about data privacy following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.
Users have always had the option edit their location histories on their own, but Google will proactively do it for them as an added level of protection.
The tech giant didn’t say how it would respond to potential requests from law enforcement but said it would “oppose demands that are overly broad or otherwise legally objectionable.”
Google will begin deleting location history data for users who visit abortion clinics or fertility centers, one of the first tech companies to address concerns that law enforcement would weaponize the information in states where abortion is now illegal or restricted.
Visits to counseling centers, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss clinics and cosmetic surgery clinics will also be erased from users' location histories.
In a Friday blog post, Google revealed new features designed to protect user privacy, including the deletion of location data after users visit abortion clinics.
Google said Friday that the company will soon scrub the location data of anyone who visits an abortion clinic — among other health-related facilities — shortly after they visit.
Google also cited counseling centers, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss clinics and cosmetic surgery clinics as other destinations that will be erased from users' location histories.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it will automatically delete records of user visits to sensitive locations, including abortion clinics, responding to growing concerns that the data could be used to prosecute those seeking reproductive care and other personal services.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Google will automatically purge location information about users who visit abortion clinics.
Google is amping up ways to protect people's location by quickly deleting history for those searching for abortion sites following the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Google's senior
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