Google’s maps and navigation application continues to introduce new changes: Google Maps use now dash cam To update the paths of some vehicles. This improvement, which has a certain impact on privacy, follows a number of new developments for the Christmas period.

Could there be an issue in terms of user privacy? We tell you in which cases dashboard cameras will be used to monitor the condition of the roads and What will Google do to protect privacy?. That’s all we know.

Google Maps now has eyes

As we read on Android Police, a new page in the Google help center revealed: Innovation is coming to Google Maps. This page, titled ‘Collecting images from third-party providers (dashcam)’, details how the service will use dashcams to update roads.

The interesting thing is that Google does not make a statement on this issue and it is not easy for users to notice the change. This may create some distrust, but we are here to tell you the consequences of this change: You don’t have to worry for now Let Google see your videos recorded with the car’s front camera.

What will the images be used for? It seems that this new initiative will be useful in informing Google about dynamic driving situations. The aforementioned help center mentions the source of the images: The images come from two partners; Geopost (messaging service) and Nextbase (the main provider of dashcams in the UK) on the one hand.

Google uses highway speed limit updates as an example of the usefulness of this change, without mentioning what else it uses dashcam videos for. But for now, since you’re the driver, you’ll know if your dashcam is contributing to Maps. A member of the Geopost or Nextbase road safety club.

Yes really Google does not publish these videosWhat’s more, it blurs out faces, license plates, and other identifiable information before running those images through artificial intelligence. In theory, it only uses short videos saved where changes need to be verified and then deletes them without a trace.

So while this change may at first glance set a bad precedent, it could be the beginning of something bigger. But we have to be sure: Google only mentions two partners for now, so You will not be able to get images from our vehicle cameras. Additionally, Geopost refers to its UK privacy policy, so delivery people from other countries do not participate.

Even so, we’ll be on the lookout waiting for Google to make an announcement or at least a teaser somewhere in the app or in a release. But what is clear is that it poses no threat to our privacy while behind the wheel.

via | Android Police

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