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> Traffic is another good example. You want to know that there's a 30 minute delay on your route to work, but it's more important to know where so you can plan
by ashark 9y ago
> Traffic is another good example. You want to know that there's a 30 minute delay on your route to work, but it's more important to know where so you can plan your route around it.
Back when I used Android, Google Now seemed to really do this right (if creepily): it figured out when/where you commuted and would give you a heads-up before you left, offering to plan a route around the trouble. More useful since you take your phone with you. Also you didn't have to ask.
- lsaferite 9y agoDid you ever take a look at the location tracking info google keeps on you? They know everywhere I've been for the last several years or so. I just checked, they list location data back to 2009. https://www.google.com/maps/timeline https://www.google.com/maps/timeline
- electriclove 9y agoI went here with the intent to delete my history but I actually kinda like being able to see this. I've got mixed feelings about it..
- IneffablePigeon 9y agoI wrote a little script for viewing the data as a heatmap a while ago, if you're interested: https://github.com/olane/locationheatmap https://github.com/olane/locationheatmap
- lsaferite 9y agoYes, I have the exact same feeling. I like seeing all the places I've been, but I hate that google also sees all the places I've been. I've recently installed Owntracks on my phone and have started logging all my location updates, so soon I may be able to just drop the google location tracking.