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The way I see it is Google is offering a free and optional yet pre-installed service, namely Google maps, and is sometimes asking its users to contribute to its
by gerash 9y ago
The way I see it is Google is offering a free and optional yet pre-installed service, namely Google maps, and is sometimes asking its users to contribute to its POI dataset.
It'll be both good for Google and its users if the information about a restaurant is accurate or the gas prices for a gas station is up to date.
The notifications could be sent way too often and I get that would be annoying but the whole concept isn't that bad.
- ehsankia 9y agoThis is a notification problem, not a privacy one. These people are just annoyed that the app is sending them too many notification, and are outraged at an entirely different thing. Google Maps' whole job is to know your location; it having the location data is as much of a privacy violating as a hospital having your heart rate.
- realusername 9y ago> optional yet pre-installed service Most of these apps are system and not-deletable unless you root your phone, there are maybe free but not optional for most of them...