Editing Google Maps (section)

=== Google Latitude ===
{{Main|Google Latitude}}
Google Latitude was a feature that let users share their physical locations with other people. This service was based on Google Maps, specifically on mobile devices. There was an iGoogle widget for desktops and laptops as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/see-where-your-friends-are-with-google.html|title=See where your friends are with Google Latitude|date=February 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230053801/http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/see-where-your-friends-are-with-google.html|archive-date=December 30, 2009|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some concerns were expressed about the privacy issues raised by the use of the service.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 5, 2009 |title=Privacy fears over Google tracker |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7872026.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217004702/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7872026.stm |archive-date=February 17, 2009 |access-date=February 16, 2009 |work=BBC News}}</ref> On August 9, 2013, this service was discontinued,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |date=2013-07-11 |title=Google Latitude joins long list of products axed by the Web giant |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-latitude-google-product-ax-20130711-story.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016222503/https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-latitude-google-product-ax-20130711-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and on March 22, 2017, Google incorporated the features from Latitude into the Google Maps app.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-now-lets-you-share-your-location-with-friends-and-family-for-a-specific-period-of-time/amp|title=Google Maps will let you share your location with friends and family for a specific period of time|date=March 22, 2017 |publisher=techcrunch.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322164110/https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-now-lets-you-share-your-location-with-friends-and-family-for-a-specific-period-of-time/amp/|archive-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref>