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.

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Earlier this month, some Google Maps users found that their Timeline location history was missing, but the company has now fixed the issue. In a statement to us today, Google acknowledged the “No ...