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itsonlygeorge ( @itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com ) English40•1 year agoYeah that’s because they can’t sell your location data to the police.
Virkkunen ( @Virkkunen@kbin.social ) 7•1 year agoAnd also because Google doesn’t sell data.
itsonlygeorge ( @itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com ) English4•1 year agoHahaha. That’s a joke right?
lolcatnip ( @lolcatnip@reddthat.com ) English2•1 year agoYou don’t kill the golden goose.
Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English35•1 year agoUse Organic maps and continue contributing to openstreetmap
Vendul ( @Vendul@feddit.de ) English21•1 year agoIf you do crime, leave your phone at home
Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English12•1 year agoYeah if you attend a protest, go to church or vote leave your phone at home.
Damn the world is getting crazy
lemmyingly ( @lemmyingly@lemm.ee ) English1•1 year agoFor sure. It won’t be just Google authorities will be asking for your location data.
Avid Amoeba ( @avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ) English6•1 year agoI’m using this feature and am looking forward to it becoming on-device.
ILikeBoobies ( @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ) English5•1 year agoThey can still access it locally, if Google wanted to protect people then they wouldn’t store location data
TheGreenGolem ( @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee ) English11•1 year agoHow about the case where I explicitly want them to store my location data? I mean I really use and like that feature.
lukini ( @lukini@beehaw.org ) English5•1 year agoI want them to. I opted in and use that feature.
Chemical Wonka ( @chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de ) English2•1 year agoLike Apple, Google also doesn’t want competitors in collecting user data
Beefalo ( @jayrodtheoldbod@midwest.social ) English1•1 year agoOh well, guess I’m still happy about this magic bag i got for going places I don’t want Google knowing about.