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October 2, 2019 05:30 pm

Google Launches Incognito Mode For Google Maps; Privacy-Focused Features For YouTube and Google Assistant

Google has announced today new privacy-centered updates for three of its services -- namely Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Assistant. From a report: More specifically, Google Maps will be getting an incognito mode, YouTube is getting a history auto-delete option, and Google Assistant is getting support for voice commands that will help users manage the Assistant's own privacy settings. In addition, Google also launched a new Password Checkup feature that checks users' passwords if they've been leaked at other online services. Google first announced incognito mode for Google Maps earlier this year in May, at its Google I/O developer conference. The Google Maps incognito mode is modeled after the similarly named feature that's found in all modern browsers and has been present in Chrome since its launch, back in 2008. It allows Google Maps users to search and view locations without having this information added to their Google account history. [...] The company said YouTube will get a feature called "history auto-delete." Google is also rolling out new privacy features to its voice assistant -- Google Assistant. These updates come after last week the company rolled out changes to its privacy policy on how Google Assistant handles voice recordings in response to concerns related to third-party contractors listening in on users' voice recordings. But in the coming weeks, Google users will be able to query the Google Assistant itself about these privacy settings.

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