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It's not mind-boggling; we've just forgotten what it's like to buy and carry physical maps (or give/remember directions, or a stand-alone GPS device), have a ph
by mLuby 6y ago
It's not mind-boggling; we've just forgotten what it's like to buy and carry physical maps (or give/remember directions, or a stand-alone GPS device), have a physical address/contact book, use a tape recorder, etc. Now those things are all in one device. It is extremely convenient, but in general none of those features need to exfiltrate data from your device.
If you ask me, device owners should have unimpeachable control over what data, if any, is sent from their devices.
- nitrogen 6y agogenerating directions from point A to B (which physical maps couldn't do). Standalone GPS navigators are perfectly capable of navigating without a network connection. The only thing you lose is real-time traffic info, which in a better parallel universe would be broadcast in the open by every DOT.
- mLuby 6y agoExcellent point; I've amended my comment.