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This is a great use of one's location data. I've personally found Google's location history to be a net positive for me. From places I've been whose precise ad

This is a great use of one's location data. I've personally found Google's location history to be a net positive for me. From places I've been whose precise addresses I can't remember (e.g. distant family events), to tracking hospital, doctor visits. I've even used it as a proxy for timesheets when I used to work from an office on weeks where I wouldn't have recorded my activities well (like which client I visited, how long I took lunch, etc).

netsharc 4y ago
It has a flaw though, if establishments change names, your record of the visit also changes. If you had lunch at a burger place 2 years ago, and the place closed down and a hair salon opened up in its place, you'd "look back" and Google would tell you you went to a hair salon 2 years ago.
texasbigdata 4y ago
You just invented the next great dating app. Because I can “game” saying I like or do something, but having to both physically be there and review it is a cool angle. The catch (outside the crazy permissions) would be it would greatly hurt smaller cities: “oh you really like the only Starbucks in town? Me too!”
- enchiridion 4y ago
  There was an app called hapn where you had to cross paths with the people it showed you.
- SamBam 4y ago
  Bring back the old Four Square: oh, you like that Starbucks? Well, are you The Mayor of it?
  - nevi-me 4y ago
    FourSquare was great, their gamified app made it fun for us to check in to locations. My friend works for his city's local council, not too high a position. We all call him the mayor of the city, because he used to be the mayor of a lot of places there on FourSquare.
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kccqzy 4y ago
I agree it's a great use of location data, but why not use a completely client-side solution? Personally I use the Arc app[0] to record my location history. I did notice decreased battery life but I still have enough battery for a full day. [0]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-app-location-activity/id1063151918 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-app-location-activity/id10...

netsharc 4y ago

It has a flaw though, if establishments change names, your record of the visit also changes. If you had lunch at a burger place 2 years ago, and the place closed down and a hair salon opened up in its place, you'd "look back" and Google would tell you you went to a hair salon 2 years ago.

texasbigdata 4y ago

You just invented the next great dating app. Because I can “game” saying I like or do something, but having to both physically be there and review it is a cool angle. The catch (outside the crazy permissions) would be it would greatly hurt smaller cities: “oh you really like the only Starbucks in town? Me too!”

enchiridion 4y ago
There was an app called hapn where you had to cross paths with the people it showed you.
SamBam 4y ago
Bring back the old Four Square: oh, you like that Starbucks? Well, are you The Mayor of it?
- nevi-me 4y ago
  FourSquare was great, their gamified app made it fun for us to check in to locations. My friend works for his city's local council, not too high a position. We all call him the mayor of the city, because he used to be the mayor of a lot of places there on FourSquare.
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kccqzy 4y ago

I agree it's a great use of location data, but why not use a completely client-side solution? Personally I use the Arc app[0] to record my location history. I did notice decreased battery life but I still have enough battery for a full day. [0]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-app-location-activity/id1063151918 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-app-location-activity/id10...