Google will no longer hold onto people's location data in Google Maps — meaning it can't turn that info over to the police

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[–]chadwickofwv 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Absolute zero percent chance this is true.

[–]binaryblob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It could be true, if it's designed as a cost saving measure (interacting with the police increases labor costs). What won't be true is that ad targeting based on location will become impossible. It's possible that this is done on device.