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Sensorvault is an internal Google database that contains records of users' historical geo-location data. [1]: 1 [2]It has been used by law enforcement to execute a geo-fence warrant and to search for all devices within the vicinity of a crime, (within a geo-fenced area) [1]: 1 [3]: 1 [2] and after looking at those devices' movements and narrowing those devices down to potential suspects or ...
The use of a geofence is called geofencing, and one example of use involves a location-aware device of a location-based service (LBS) user entering or exiting a geofence. Geofencing approach is based on the observation that users move from one place to another and then stay at that place for a while.
A 2021 transparency report showed that 25% of data requests from law enforcement to Google were geo-fence data requests. [5] Google is the most common recipient of geo-fence warrants and the main provider of such data, [ 4 ] [ 6 ] although companies including Apple , Snapchat , Lyft , and Uber have also received such warrants.
Citymapper was founded by Azmat Yusuf, a former Google employee, who also serves as Citymapper's CEO. [6] [11] [12] In December 2019 the app added a feature which allows users to choose between a "fast" route or "main roads" which avoid dimly-lit areas. [13] As of 2023, the company provides its services to more than 50 million users across 100 ...
OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, open map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. [4] Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and import from other freely licensed geodata sources.
Google Gears provided geolocation support for older and non-compliant browsers, including Internet Explorer 7.0+ as a Gears plugin, and Google Chrome which implemented Gears natively. It also supported geolocation on mobile devices as a plugin for the Android browser (pre version 2.0) and Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile .
Shut down on October 15 [62] and users were asked to migrate to the mobile web version of the app. Google Bookmarks – Online bookmarking service. Discontinued on September 30. [63] Tour Builder – allowed users to create and share interactive tours inside Google Earth. Shut down in July, replaced by new creation tools in Google Earth. [64]
Google also agreed to give users the option to pay through another party other than Google at download time, and make it easier to download apps from web sites directly. [47] Google Play has until March 6, 2024, to comply with the new Digital Markets Act in the European Union.