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Why would you want to tell Google where you live anyway? Can you not just save your home as a regular starred place?
by jannes 6y ago
Why would you want to tell Google where you live anyway? Can you not just save your home as a regular starred place?
- codegladiator 6y agoGoogle already knows anyways, using the map to set home is just for user convenience.
- bt1a 6y agoYes. Imagine thinking you can hide your place of residence along with using google location services.
- CameronNemo 6y agoUnifiedNlp for the win :) https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp
- amelius 6y agoDo you think that solves the problem? What if 4G operators sell your information to data brokers, which then sell that information to Google?
- CameronNemo 6y agoAre 4G operators allowed to give away (or more likely sell) your data like that?
- pixl97 6y agoYes
- robin_reala 6y agoA better question is “why should Google be allowed to use your self-assigned home for purposes that you as a user haven’t consented to?”
- codegladiator 6y ago> user haven’t consented to User consented to "personalization of experience", and that's all it is. Personalised ads.
- AlphaSite 6y agoThose aren’t related things though?
- codegladiator 6y agoTongue in cheek
- daveFNbuck 6y agoI want to tell Google where I live so I can say "ok Google, navigate home" and get directions home without having to touch my phone. If there's a phrase that gets hands-free directions for starred items without having to say the whole address, Google doesn't make that easy to figure out.
- mPReDiToR 6y agoI know you said Hands Free. My solution is a shortcut on my homescreen to my address, or somewhere close. One click is worth it and for someone who pays more attention than most to the windscreen, safe enough for me.
- daveFNbuck 6y agoEveryone who uses their phone while driving thinks they're one of the few who can do it safely, whether they're fully engrossed in a text conversation speeding down the freeway, or tapping an icon while stopped at a traffic light. Deep down, I think that too. That's why I can't give myself excuses to do it.
- csunbird 6y agoThe location of the "Home" could be stored in the device locally.
- zo1 6y agoHome and work are very "special" cases in that it's someplace most people regularly go to and from. So the app sends you personalized driving alerts/reminders, traffic updates, etc. There are definitely reasons for it, it's just not worth it to some. Others just have no idea that some of these nice goodies are helpful and not eerie and "privacy invading". So what if Google knows where I live and work? Frankly, that's something the government should know anyways, and it's failing abysmally judging by the amount of crime it's missing.