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> if they want to deliver an optimal experience I should be able to decide what "experience" I want. I don't want "more", I'm happy with "good enough". Anyway

• ryanmercer 7y ago
  >I should be able to decide what "experience" I want. You can. You can use their 'free' app that you pay for with your location data or you can pay a one time fee for a road atlas with no updates.
  • zentiggr 7y ago
    Or you can use the Navigator app by someone else, that has a free option, nothing feeds to the Google monster, and behaves pretty much exactly like an old style GPS device with some modern additions. Good enough indeed.
• anonytrary 7y ago
  Nobody wants to use a maps app that feel like it's from 2004. There's a reason people put up with giving their data away -- because data drives machine intelligence, which makes your maps app smoother, more responsive, more useful, and overall a much better experience. I, too, don't want to give my data away. But when I'm in my car, the most important thing is that I get to my destination safely and on time. That acute need vastly outweighs my own philosophy on who I think should have my data. I'm just being honest with myself. I can't deny that I make heavy use of products that make heavy use of my personal data. People in this community seem to think of personal data collection as a form of parasitism, but in reality, it is far closer to mutualism.