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Many Google Maps users were reportedly shocked about their Timeline data missing recently. Google, the leading tech giant has now confirmed that a technical glitch caused the deletion of location ...

Google Maps has a feature called ' Timeline ' that allows users to look back on the routes and places they have visited based on their location history. Some users have more than 10 years of travel ...

MileageWise has introduced a new mobile app that turns Google Maps Timeline data into IRS-compliant mileage logs directly on ...

Google has announced a significant change to its location history feature on Maps, which has been affecting millions of users. Since December 1, 2023, the tech giant has been deleting all location ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 24, 2025: This story, originally published March ...

Google moves the timeline data to the app and to the respective device. Users must take action, otherwise the data will be irretrievably deleted. Google Maps is moving the personal timeline data for ...

Google experienced a technical issue that led to the deletion of Maps Timeline data for some users earlier this month. The company has provided guidance for users on how to recover their lost data if ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Google has been in the headlines of late as planned data ...

Craig is a reporter for Pocket-lint based in Toronto. He earned a diploma in journalism from Seneca Polytechnic and holds a Media Foundations certificate from Humber College. Craig previously interned ...

Google first announced a long time ago that it would no longer store location data from Google Maps in the cloud. Another reminder followed at the end of the year. Now there have apparently been ...