Google Maps Will Protect People Who Come To Abortion Clinics In The US

HE Google announced that it will erase the history of visits to health centers abortion In the United States, to protect the identity of people who have been to places. The company’s move came shortly after the US Supreme Court suspend decision based on Roe v Wade case guaranteeing women’s right to abortion in the country.

Google also said in an announcement last Friday (1st) that it will delete the location history of people who have visited counseling centers, domestic violence shelters, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss, plastic surgery clinics, among others. types of medical facilities.

“Today we are announcing that if our systems detect that someone has visited one of these places, we will delete these entries from our Location History shortly after the visit,” said Jen Fitzpatrick, Senior Vice President, Core Systems and Experiences at Google. explanation. announcement on the company’s blog.

According to Fitzpatrick, the decision was made to keep users’ privacy safe and to prevent the use of their personal information against those who choose to have an abortion. In this scenario, Google suffers from public pressure for the company to clarify its view on the matter.

Deletion of clinical history

Until then, the company offered the option to manually delete the location information, and now it will automatically clear the history whenever a user visits one of the clinics mentioned above. The feature should be updated on Android devices in the coming weeks.

On Fitbit, for example, you can now delete period records one at a time, but the company will update the device’s system with the ability to delete multiple records at once.

So far, Google is examining requests for data from people who have had abortions in states where the procedure is prohibited. But the company said it will “continue to oppose litigation that is too broad or legally objectionable.”

“We are committed to providing robust privacy protections for the people who use our products, and we will continue to look for new ways to strengthen and improve those protections,” Google said on its official blog.