Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history

Tech firm earlier committed to storing less data about individuals in response to privacy concerns

Google will delete everything it knows about users' previously visited locations, the company has said, a year after it committed to reducing the amount of personal data it stores about users.

The company's timeline" feature - previously known as Location History - will still work for those who choose to use it, letting them scroll back through potentially decades of travel history to check where they were at a specific time.