In the United States, Google will launch a new feature that will erase the location history of anyone who has visited abortion or fertility clinics. The measure seeks to protect the privacy of Internet users.
The announcement was made by Google after the United States Supreme Court overturned the decision known as Roe v. Wade, which allowed legal abortion in US states.
In a blog post, Google said the move is intended to help users protect their privacy when visiting places that might clarify their personal medical situation or health decisions.
Google users can already set some or all of their location history to automatically exclude a search, but the company said that in the coming weeks it would make the setting the default when it comes to multiple locations for “particularly personal medical placements”.
The list includes “counseling centers, domestic violence shelters, abortion clinics, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss clinics, cosmetic surgery clinics and others,” Google said in the post.
Users of the Google-owned Fitbit are currently able to remove period tracking data on a record-by-record basis, Google added, and future updates will allow for the bulk removal of period data.
Google has faced mounting public pressure to respond to the Supreme Court’s ruling, even as some tech companies immediately announced financial support for their employees who may need to travel for a legal abortion after the ruling, or said they were donating to health organizations. reproductive.
Google has remained silent until now.
The company is also reviewing how it intends to handle requests for data on abortion applicants in states where abortion may be prohibited.
The company said it “will continue to oppose prosecutions that are too broad or legally objectionable,” but declined to specifically address abortion-related investigations.
Source: CNN Brasil
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