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They also do this with Google Maps on Android. Disabled Location History sharing with Google? Sorry, we cannot remember the last search term you entered in Goog

by simfoo 8y ago

They also do this with Google Maps on Android. Disabled Location History sharing with Google? Sorry, we cannot remember the last search term you entered in Google Maps ON THE SAME DEVICE. This is so infuriating

Normal_gaussian 8y ago
No saved places, and it also breaks time estimations for journeys
- joeseeder 8y ago
  Amazing, make me feel good about abandoning google ecosystem a few years ago Best part is I don’t miss it at all, grew up before evil google, didn’t get to rely on their evil parts when switched away
taneq 8y ago
All just part of training people to think that the two options are "all of your data is stored permanently on Google's servers and they can use it for anything" or "your data is not stored anywhere ever and you have to type everything from scratch every time". Store personal information on a device and not send it to the mothership? Unthinkable!
darren_ 8y ago
That would be terrible if it was true, which it isn't. Source: literally just tried it.
- Terr_ 8y ago
  Perhaps not that specific option which controls some smaller facet of sharing and recommendations, however but it's definitely the case when you turn off syncing "Web & App Activity" with the Google panopticon. Where the history would usually be, there's just this nagging message: > To see your home and work, past searches, and other suggestions tailed for you, turn on Web & App Activity. ...Which, as mentioned already, misleadingly implies that local-history features are difficult or nonstandard.
  - taneq 8y ago
    I'd say it's more that it quite correctly implies that if you resist sharing your personal life with Google, they'll punish you.
- sf_rob 8y ago
  It likely was formerly true. Maps was very limited 2 years ago when I turned off Location History; it's gotten a lot better since.
stjohnswarts 8y ago
Use waze, it works better anyway and basically uses the same info backend as google maps
sf_rob 8y ago
It used to be the case that Maps wouldn't search places that you starred on that device when you turned off Location History. They fixed that some time in the past year.

by simfoo 8y ago

Normal_gaussian 8y ago

No saved places, and it also breaks time estimations for journeys

joeseeder 8y ago
Amazing, make me feel good about abandoning google ecosystem a few years ago Best part is I don’t miss it at all, grew up before evil google, didn’t get to rely on their evil parts when switched away

taneq 8y ago

All just part of training people to think that the two options are "all of your data is stored permanently on Google's servers and they can use it for anything" or "your data is not stored anywhere ever and you have to type everything from scratch every time". Store personal information on a device and not send it to the mothership? Unthinkable!

darren_ 8y ago

That would be terrible if it was true, which it isn't. Source: literally just tried it.

Terr_ 8y ago
Perhaps not that specific option which controls some smaller facet of sharing and recommendations, however but it's definitely the case when you turn off syncing "Web & App Activity" with the Google panopticon. Where the history would usually be, there's just this nagging message: > To see your home and work, past searches, and other suggestions tailed for you, turn on Web & App Activity. ...Which, as mentioned already, misleadingly implies that local-history features are difficult or nonstandard.
- taneq 8y ago
  I'd say it's more that it quite correctly implies that if you resist sharing your personal life with Google, they'll punish you.
sf_rob 8y ago
It likely was formerly true. Maps was very limited 2 years ago when I turned off Location History; it's gotten a lot better since.

stjohnswarts 8y ago

Use waze, it works better anyway and basically uses the same info backend as google maps

sf_rob 8y ago

It used to be the case that Maps wouldn't search places that you starred on that device when you turned off Location History. They fixed that some time in the past year.