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Google is launching a new collaboration with location intelligence company Esri that will provide new advanced mapping ...

Google says it will no longer store your comings and goings via Google Maps. The Silicon Valley tech giant says it will no longer keep your Google Maps location history, instantly giving you – and ...

Google Maps has recently started collecting data from dashcams specifically to improve navigation by "detecting and verifying real-world changes." Follow us: The company never talked about this system ...

This app has a cleaner driving experience with less distraction.

Google Maps, who are you? I'm incredibly surprised to see Google come up with privacy features I'd expect from a competitive navigation app. Not the search giant that makes billions of dollars each ...

Google Maps is one of the most widely used navigation apps worldwide, providing users with real time directions, location based recommendations, and traffic updates. But while the app is free to use, ...

Those of you who use the Google Maps Timeline to keep track of past trips and directions may notice that your data has mysteriously vanished. Well, not so mysteriously. The fault lies with Google, and ...

Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...

Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options ...

I found a free Google Maps alternative that doesn't track my location (or kill my phone battery) ...