The company said location data will soon be saved directly on users’ devices, blocking Google from seeing it and, by extension, blocking law enforcement demanding that information.

Google announced changes to the way it harvests your location data this week that will finally put a stop to its compliance with geofence warrants, a police surveillance technique that many say ...

Explaining the change, Google says it won’t have any data to display on the web interface after the switch to on-device location data management through the Maps app.

A cool free tool creates a heat map of your Google Maps movement data in no time at all. You can immediately see where you spend most of your time and where you rarely go.

The company’s Timeline in Google Maps offers a detailed look at where you’ve been. Soon, you’ll have more control over that data.

Google Maps is improving your location data privacy - but there's a catch.

Google agrees to pay $93 million for location data lawsuit, but admits no wrongdoing Google has agreed to pay $93 million to the state of California to settle this complaint.

Find out how the upcoming changes to Google Maps' location data controls could affect analytics data for businesses and advertisers.

Google will pay $93 million to settle allegations that the company used location data without informed consent, violating California's consumer protection laws.