How do I wipe saved addresses and location history on Google Maps without leaving a trace?

The map interface only strips the visual layer. For database-level deletion, you absolutely have to go to myactivity.google.com, filter by Maps, and run the bulk delete there. Also, if you don't clear the app cache on the device, old addresses will keep popping up as autofill suggestions in the search bar.

Using a shared Gmail account is the first and biggest mistake here. You have no idea who went where or who deleted what. Every employee should have their own corporate email, and the day they leave, their access should be cut off with a single click from the admin console.

Customer locations and entry codes constitute trade secrets and personal data. You should have departing staff sign a device handover protocol and obtain a written undertaking stating that company data is not stored on personal accounts.

If the employee used their personal account, it's too late. You can't force anyone to delete data from their own Google account; they can just open it on their phone at home and look at those addresses whenever they want. A company policy should've been set up from day one.

Don't even waste your time when taking company phones back, just factory reset them straight away. Force a sign-out on all other devices using that shared account then change the main password and 2FA immediately.

check the offline maps section in the app too, sometimes downloaded areas stay in memory and you can even tell the route history from there.

Did all 6 field staff know the exact same password? If so, after those employees left, did you check the company drive and email logs, or just the map?

I was thinking the same thing. The biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say.

If you post the result here, it will help others too.

The discussion got scattered, let me summarize. If you scold false alarms, nobody will report again.

If I were you, I'd go this route.

There's also a measurement aspect to this. Forgotten test environments are more often the entry point than live systems.

Hope this helps.

I'm curious too.

Great work.

Saved.

I'd appreciate it if you shared the outcome.

Good call starting this thread. When making decisions, write down the worst-case scenario too, not just the best.

If I understood correctly, you're saying: Payment information changes are never verified through the channel they came from.

Hope this helps.

let me share my experience but btw taking measures without an inventory leaves doors you haven't seen open.

Let me summarize what's been said so far. Don't rely on a single measure; go layer by layer.

Correct me if I'm wrong.