If you leave everything on default, Google Maps will track every single place you’ve been on a detailed timeline. Hey, it comes in handy if you get blackout drunk, and want to retrace your steps for your misplaced keys.
Google’s new feature is only available for Android, and desktop users.
If you just love to stalk yourself, Google Maps will most definitely please you, and your new hobby. Think of it like something on the lines of Google Definitely Knows The Things You Did Last Summer.
This new tool that the big G just implemented will let users browse through their history, and if you pair it with their, also new, Google Photos, Google Maps will even show you pictures you’ve taken when you reach certain destinations on your route. It’s possible due to having Location History turned on – which it is by default.
You can even stalk yourself in real-time. A tool that aims to pleases the psychopath inside of you.
But leaving all the jokes aside, and paranoia, it can be really helpful if you don’t remember the let’s say route to your girlfriend’s apartment. Users can even stalk their loved ones, and catch them red handed. ” You said you were on a diet Timmy. This Timeline says otherwise. You made 25 trips to McDonald’s today!”
Users of Google Map’s new feature can re-name their frequently visited spots – they will translate into the traditional Google Maps, and also Google Now.
If you’re misbehaving, and don’t want your dearest SO to find out about your trips to The Hilton each Friday night, you can easily turn Google’s feature off in your account. If you get a thrill by the fact that you might get caught, then just don’t disable it.
The team behind Google Maps describes best their new feature –
Have you ever wanted a way to easily remember all the places you’ve been — whether it’s a museum you visited during your last vacation or that fun bar you stumbled upon a few months ago? Well, starting today, Google Maps can help. We’re gradually rolling out Your Timeline, a useful way to remember and view the places you’ve been on a given day, month or year. Your Timeline allows you to visualize your real-world routines, easily see the trips you’ve taken and get a glimpse of the places where you spend your time.
You can read more on Google’s official blog.
I, for one, won’t keep this enabled on my device, nor desktop. It’s a little bit scary, isn’t it? Google doesn’t need to know where I’m going, what photos I took in the places I frequently visit. Sure, they don’t disclose this information, but you never know who’s in charge of your personal data.
