Incident #0555FE · 30 JUL 2026notable
Google Maps terms add network-cost clause and tweak medical-advice and governing-law wording
The new Google terms (effective July 30, 2026) add a section making users responsible for cellular, Wi-Fi and other network costs when Google services use the internet in the background, including for software updates, service improvement and advertising. The medical/legal/financial advice disclaimer now adds that content is not medical diagnosis or treatment, and starts with 'unless explicitly permitted by service-specific additional terms'. The governing-law clause now says California law governs the terms themselves, not just disputes.
Taken from you
- Responsibility for all network usage costs, including background internet use by Google services, now falls on the user
- Background data use may count against the user's data allowance, including for advertising and service improvement
- Content disclaimer extended to state it is not medical diagnosis or treatment
Won back
- Disclaimer on professional advice now allows exceptions where service-specific terms explicitly permit
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
These uses rely on your cellular, Wi-Fi, and/or other network connections and may count against your data allowance with your cellular or internet service providers.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
You're responsible for all of these network usages and associated costs.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Google uses the Internet in this way for a wide variety of purposes — for example, to provide software updates and to improve Google's services, security, user experience, and/or Google’s operations, including advertising.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
UNLESS EXPLICITLY PERMITTED BY SERVICE-SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL TERMS, DON’T RELY ON THE SERVICES FOR MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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