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Apple Maps not being as good as Google Maps has nothing to do with data collection. The privacy part is just an aside in that article, the main part is how they

• pbhjpbhj 7y ago
  That's a big claim, knowing the GPS coordinates along a whole road, for example, instead of a segment means that road can be mapped. Knowing hotspots of users allows both reporting of congestion likelihood and focus for manual corrections. I mean a full journey record is useful in itself for some people; no data collection means no telling when someone set off, no feature to keep relatives informed of your location, all sorts of things are ruled out. Perhaps you mean they only keep anonymised data, but even that rules out some of these neat features.
  • kkarakk 7y ago
    location sharing is brilliant, i've shared my location with every one of my close friends. if they want to hang out they just ask me if i'm free and instantly show up. of course i disable it on vacations and such but it's really pleasant to not have to coordinate carefully when i'm out and about in everyday life.also makes life amazingly simple in amusement parks to the point where i don't know why amusement parks don't give out location sharing devices to families - no setup, just go