New Delhi: Search engine Google has decided to remove the location history of users when they visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters and other places where privacy is demanded. The special update comes days after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 ruling of Roe v. Wade, which recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide, giving Republicans and religious conservatives a sense of belonging. Handed over important victories, who wish to limit or restrict. process.
On Friday, as TechCrunch reports, Google announced in a blog post that it would delete the location history data of certain “particularly personal” locations from a Google Account immediately after someone visits it. (Also read: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s net worth fell by more than Rs 1000 crore in these two stocks)
Places where their data will be removed include “medical facilities such as counseling centers, domestic violence shelters, abortion clinics, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss clinics, cosmetic surgery clinics, and others,” according to the blog. (Also Read: PPF, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Others: Check Returns Given By Them)
Google also noted that Fitbit users who use the device’s companion software as a period tracker currently have to delete those entries one by one, but there’s an easier way to “delete multiple logs at once” along the way. is in.
Changes to Location History will take effect over the next few weeks.