CodyGoogle's decision to start storing timeline location data on devices rather than on servers could end geofence warrants (and I guess state snooping for abortion clinic visits). Seems like a #privacy win. #unshittification https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/end-geofence-warrants
Is This the End of Geofence Warrants?
Google announced this week that it will be making several important changes to the way it handles users’ “Location History” data. These changes would appear to make it much more difficult—if not impossible—for Google to provide mass location data in response to a geofence warrant, a change we’ve been asking Google to implement for years.