Google has confirmed that a technical issue led to the loss of customer data within its Maps Timeline feature, affecting users who did not have encrypted backups enabled. Users noticed their Timelines were missing over the weekend and reported it via social media. Google sent an email acknowledging the issue, stating that users with backups could restore their data manually. However, those without the backup option may have lost their data indefinitely. This incident echoes previous data retention controversies and reflects broader issues of data resilience faced by tech companies.
Google has experienced a technical issue leading to the loss of some customer data within its Maps Timeline feature, affecting users without backup options.
Users reported missing Timelines over the weekend, prompting Google to acknowledge a technical issue that caused deletion of data for some people.
Google's email stated that while most users can restore their Timeline data if they made backups, those without backups cannot recover their lost information.
This situation follows a pattern of data loss incidents at companies like Veeam and Cloudflare, raising concerns about data resilience.
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