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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Just curious, why do you feel the need to track your own movements?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you have ever lost something and had to retrace your steps it helps but I guess it's not super important or relatable for most people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ah, makes sense, that's a use case I hadn't thought of.

[–] phobiac 4 points 11 months ago

I've used my location history to remember names of places I went to over a year ago, addresses I was given and expected to write down but forgot, confirm for myself I actually went and did something that I couldn't recall fully...

It's great for someone with a shite memory.

[–] worldsayshi 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's nice to have a sort of diary sometimes. My only practical application has been to sometimes check which times I arrive to and leave from work when I need to report my hours.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Looks like most of the existing replies captured my same use cases!

There have also been a couple of times where my wife and I disagreed about what we did on X day and it's kind of nice to see who is right 😂

I think I also just like the raw data. I also keep spreadsheets of my utility bills over time, for example, because it's weirdly fun to look back and see or compare.

One thing I'd really love is a self-hosted all-day heart rate tracker, but have yet to stumble on such a thing.