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> I’d wager 99.9% of the users didn’t realize that they are effectively sending their live GPS coords to a random website when taking a photo. I'd wager 90% of
by embedding-shape 7mo ago
> I’d wager 99.9% of the users didn’t realize that they are effectively sending their live GPS coords to a random website when taking a photo.
I'd wager 90% of the photos on Google Maps associated with various listings don't actually know their photos are in public. I keep coming across selfies and other photos that look very personal, but somehow someone uploaded to Google Maps, the photo is next to a store or something and Google somehow linked them together, probably by EXIF.
- eru 7mo agoGoogle prompts you in Google Maps if you want to upload your picture to Maps. I sometimes do that for random pictures, even like selfies, which I don't mind popping up there.
- PokemonNoGo 7mo agoWait... You post selfies on Google Maps? The thought never crossed my mind. What would the purpose be? Sorry I'm probably thick...
- PepperdineG 7mo agoI can say for me that after my father died I posted pictures of him at some of his favorite places or from favorite trips.
- petu 7mo agoGoogle Maps app sees that you took photo near POI and later in the day asks you in notification if you want to share it on maps. You review the photo and go "lol, sure". At least for me that doesn't even feel like posting due to how frictionless it is and that it's about natural discoverability (someone has to click that POI and scroll through photos to find it).
- eru 7mo agoAbout the latter: that's why Google Maps is my favourite social medium. It's hyper-local.
- ClikeX 7mo agoFor that sweet local guide score.
- embedding-shape 7mo agoI remember arriving in Lisbon, leaving a favorable review for a restaurant because they were so nice to us, and Google sending me a notification that I'm now a local guide for Lisbon. What exactly does that mean though? Is there any benefits to it? All I see is a badge/label, that's it?
- gbear605 7mo agoThere are some benefits that definitely used to exist, and maybe still exist, like early access to new features and additional Google Drive storage. But in practice today, the only real benefit is the badge.
- kelseydh 7mo agoIf you accrue a high score, Google should give you a plaque like they give to Youtubers with many subscribers.
- spaqin 7mo agoI really don't know why anyone would try hard to get that. On Chinese map app (Amap) at least you can get a ride hailing coupon, for a nice taxi discount.
- Barbing 7mo agoI will share a thread from someone asking where was their congratulatory email that they've come to expect from Google Maps. https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/e-mail-from-google-congratulating-me-on-reaching-5-million-views/408684 https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/e-mail-from-google-cong...
- PokemonNoGo 7mo agoOh... I... don't know what to say about that post. How foreign? :| Thanks for the insight!
- sixothree 7mo agoI had a popup on my iPhone one day "You were in City Park last weekend, would you like to share those photos?". I stopped allowing google access to my photos after that. A little late though, they had apparently scraped all of my data already.
- setopt 7mo agoI had a similar moment a few years ago. That Google Maps pop-up was what caused me to first switch to de-googled Android, and once that turned out to be a hassle after a couple of years, switch to an iPhone without Google stuff. (On Android, Google is a location provider, so blocking their access is much harder.)
- ankaz 7mo ago[dead]
- ThePowerOfFuet 7mo ago>On Android, Google is a location provider, so blocking their access is much harder. https://grapheneos.org/features#network-location https://grapheneos.org/features#network-location Their approach encompasses GNSS location, too. Nothing Google required.
- bornfreddy 7mo agoTrue. Sidenote: they are still however push notifications provider, so good luck getting rid of them completely (unless you're fine with not getting the notifications). MicroG is awesome wrt. that as you can turn it on/off as you wish, and it just works. GrapheneOS however only supports Google services in sandbox, but the notifications work sporadically IME (maybe because I keep turning them off and on... not sure). So... Pick your poison.
- dylan604 7mo agoI don't even have G-apps on my phone. They work fine in a browser, until they don't. I was trying to use streetview yesterday and it would not open in the browser and kept trying to redirect me to the app store. So now they are deliberately borking their webapps to punish those not using native apps.
- kccqzy 7mo agoI have friends that do that and it’s intentional. Had a good time at a store or restaurant? Take a selfie and upload to Google Maps. Also take a selfie video and upload to Instagram stories. It’s a way of life that defaults to more sharing.
- harvey9 7mo agoI suspect there used to be a flow which was far too easy to share directly to Google maps. I was browsing the map once and found a picture of a credit card in a room in a hotel. I guess the guy intended to send it to his PA or something.
- Barbing 7mo agoLike IMG_0001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42314547 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42314547