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Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They probably realized it's not profitable because 90% of a user's visits are home, work, store... wash rinse repeat day in and day out. They can probably get more meaningful data from the person through their other various tracking methods.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That’s a bingo. What you buy at the store is way more valuable than “Ring went to Kroger, again.” So let’s buy a coupon clip app and get your info that way.