Google Maps automatically collects all the places the user passes through
At Google they strive to offer useful services to their usersWhether maps to consult, know where your lost smartphone, determine thatinformation needs you may have before even looking for it on Internet, and a very long etcetera more. Issues that, on numerous occasions, require exhaustive analysis of user habitsAnd this is where the tricky part of the matter comes in because how far does Google know about each one of us? What data does it collect? What do you do with that data afterwards?
According to the privacy policies of the different services of Google , user data is confidential and not sold to third parties Something you can only trust. However, it is not possible to know to what extent Google can take advantage of that information for its own benefit. What is known is that one of the most useful applications, Google Maps, is in charge of actively recording and storing the different places through which the user passes Information that Google even makes public exclusively for the user himself thanks to the page dedicated to to store location history.
From this web page the user can see all the places through which he has circulated with his device Android A way to be aware of the potential of smartphones, both for users endgames that take advantage of the technical characteristics and applications, as well as for the companies that can have access to data as important as the location With all this data it is possible to reconstruct the displacements of the user in the last month. Of course, to see it you must enter the user data of a Google account, thus protecting your privacy
The main reason for this record seems to be to be able to consult it a posteriori, in addition to knowing the distance traveled and places you have beenSomething useful to offer suggestions in the future or satisfy the user's doubts. However, knowing dates and places it would not be difficult to compare them with the data of other users and find out if he left accompanied, dates, times and other information that can make the hair stand on end of the most jealous of their intimacy and privacy
At least from Google show the data that terminals and their applications collect. And not only that, but from its configuration you can also stop the collection of this information, if you wish. Of course, this supposes a qualitative loss when it comes to using their services and finding suggestions and related details of utility and interest for the user. Although it can also calm the cravings of the users most concerned about their privacy.
The smartphone is a complete tool for work and leisure , however, keep in mind that it is full of sensors to collect information about its environment and the user. Issues that the regulations try to delimit so that they benefit the user with more personalized and interesting services, but to what extent do companies Do they comply? It is a question that, although it does not seem to cause many headaches beyond the information thefts that occasionally occur, it never hurts to consider being a user of a smartphone.
