Location history data in Google Maps will soon be stored on user devices

Post by neilv » Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 2:49 AM UTC

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #2

Reminds me of the wonderful idea, Data is the new toxic waste. https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/secure-futures-magazine/data-... There's too many awful or just self-dealing forces in the world which will legislate access to user's data. There's nothing your company can do to defend itself. The situation will only intensity and get worse, governments will only ever expand their legal access to the cloud's many data-keep…

Post by Tempest1981 » Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 2:49 AM UTC

arebop wrote: post #5

I sometimes query this to help me recall details from years ago, so I'm sad that the encroachment of very broad government surveillance and the rise to power of extremist politicians makes it unacceptably dangerous to continue to provide the service.

Post by Agree2468 » Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 2:57 AM UTC

johnerik wrote: post #14

arebop wrote: post #5

I sometimes query this to help me recall details from years ago, so I'm sad that the encroachment of very broad government surveillance and the rise to power of extremist politicians makes it unacceptably dangerous to continue to provide the service.

I also like having this data — fun to occasionally time travel. The earliest record I have is from June 16, 2015, anyone have earlier?

Post by xnx » Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 3:03 AM UTC

johnerik wrote: post #14

arebop wrote: post #5

I sometimes query this to help me recall details from years ago, so I'm sad that the encroachment of very broad government surveillance and the rise to power of extremist politicians makes it unacceptably dangerous to continue to provide the service.

I also like having this data — fun to occasionally time travel. The earliest record I have is from June 16, 2015, anyone have earlier?

Post by staplers » Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 3:12 AM UTC

neilv wrote: post #11

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #2

Reminds me of the wonderful idea, Data is the new toxic waste. https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/secure-futures-magazine/data-... There's too many awful or just self-dealing forces in the world which will legislate access to user's data. There's nothing your company can do to defend itself. The situation will only intensity and get worse, governments will only ever expand their legal access to the cloud's many data-keep…

I've used the data as toxic waste analogy before. Currently, data as toxic waste is still in the phase in which toxic waste was cavalierly dumped everywhere, including into water supplies. Industry loves this phase. Once org charts start going to jail, and companies start getting hit with existential levels of fines and lawsuits, then data will be in a much better phase of toxic waste.