Security News > 2022 > July > Google location tracking to forget you were ever at that medical clinic

Google on Friday pledged to update its location history system so that visits to medical clinics and similarly sensitive places are automatically deleted.

Google keeps a log of its users whereabouts, via its Location History functionality, and provides some controls to delete all or part of those records, or switch it off.

Google puts netizens on a "Fast track to surveillance," it was claimed.

"Since 2012, TAG has been tracking an interwoven set of Indian hack-for-hire actors, with many having previously worked for Indian offensive security providers Appin and Belltrox," Google said.

In Russia, Google said mercenaries frequently targeted journalists, politicians, NGOs and nonprofits around Europe, as well as "Everyday citizens in Russia and surrounding countries," Google said.

Google said it adds suspected websites to its Safe Browsing feature as soon as they're detected, and warns that may not be enough: "We encourage any high risk user to enable Advanced Protection and Google Account Level Enhanced Safe Browsing and ensure that all devices are updated."

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