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Google Adds New Data Protections For Maps, YouTube, Assistant

Users may go 'incognito' when accessing Google Maps and may delete the history of their whereabouts.

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The new data privacy mode allows users to seek map info without giving away more information than they'd like to.
The new data privacy mode allows users to seek map info without giving away more information than they'd like to. (Google)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — A cluster of new privacy tools was launched by Google for a few of its most popular programs, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced Wednesday.

The upgraded protections for Maps, YouTube and Google Assistant will allow users to control and delete data the search engine gains access to, as explained by Eric Miraglia, the company's data protection office director.

In Google Maps, there’s now an incognito mode option that operates like the version in Google's Chrome and YouTube video program, according to the Google report. The concept revolves around a way to refrain from announcing to the world where a user is located at any given time.

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