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Google has sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data. The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their data from a backup.

The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed ...

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