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Incognito Mode is coming to Google Maps
will soon have its very own Incognito Mode.
At its event on Tuesday, Google announced that the privacy setting would be coming to Google Maps “in the coming weeks.”
Coming soon to @googlemaps, when you turn on Incognito mode in Maps, your activity—like the places you search or get directions to—won’t be saved to your Google Account. Just tap from your profile picture to easily turn it on or off. #io19 pic.twitter.com/z7GRkkmDbn
— Google (@Google) May 7, 2019
Once launched, users will be able to simply click on their Google Account picture while using the map service and toggle Incognito Mode on or off. With Incognito Mode turned on in Maps, Google won’t save your search activity for the locations you get directions to.
Google has been pushing for privacy recently. Last week, the company announced a feature that would Location History and other activity data automatically when set. The search giant has also been rolling out its Incognito Mode feature across its services, such as .
The company also that allowed websites to block Chrome users from using Incognito Mode earlier this year.
Google announced it will continue rolling out Incognito Mode on its standalone app products, like Google Search, later this year.
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