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Can they please just encrypt it client side and store it setverside with some key known only to me? For example, encrypt it with a key unlockable with my login password.

All cloudy stuff should operate that way really, to maintain the users privacy expectation which is 'this data is only accessible to me, not my government'.

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> If you’re getting a new phone or are worried about losing your existing one, you can always choose to back up your data to the cloud so it doesn’t get lost. We’ll automatically encrypt your backed-up data so no one can read it, including Google.

https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-histor...

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