I think that Google Maps is becoming more and more advert-based regardless of this; Once a year I run a little "banger rally" thing for friends of mine and do m

I think that Google Maps is becoming more and more advert-based regardless of this; Once a year I run a little "banger rally" thing for friends of mine and do most of the planning of the route using G-maps. It's impossible now to search for something such as a landmark, instead you get redirected to businesses with either the word landmark in their title, or businesses that will make a landmark for you (funeral directors, etc). It wasn't like this a few years ago. I know, I know, it's business- and advertising-driven, but I can't help but feel that we're starting to get both ends of the stick here - we're the product and our whereabouts are tracked all the time, but on top of that we get advertised to constantly as well. Problem is I've not found a solution that is as smooth or useful on Android?