I used Google Timeline to prove I was at work one time. My employer tried to say I was stealing time, because I had an off-site meeting run long. I pulled up my timeline and used it to prove that I was, in fact, at the meeting site for an extra hour. Being able to de-Google that has a lot of value.
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ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Not to poop out your party, but what exactly is this used for? I have so long been confused by Google Timeline because it never seemed like anything but an excuse to harvest data about every single movement of your life.
Carl@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Until those same people refuse to believe anything except Google because “big company = more trustworthy” or some bullshit.
coolie4@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I kind of get it though. If I were the client in this situation I would trust closed source Google way more than some self-hosted app I’ve never heard of, which could be subject to user-manipulation.
That being said, for personal or nonprofessional use, this thing seems fantastic, especially from a privacy perspective.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I get it as well, which is what my own frustration stems from 😂
DaGeek247@fedia.io 3 weeks ago Oh it was. Google timeline should have never become a thing for anyone worried about privacy.
The thought behind it is actually pretty neat though. Being able to see a list of places you've previously visited is just super neat to have. Hosting it at home just means that nobody else has that information.
frey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s wild to me that Google has this checkbox enabled by default for hundreds of millions of its users for at least a decade. Selfhosters can take control back now, feels good
frey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I personally use it to always have an answer to a question “where I’ve been on x date” or “when I’ve been at y place”, plus business trips reimbursements, plus tax declaration purposes (how many days I went to work from the office), and also I just like stats and nice pictures I can share in social media :) Image
So it’s both practical and fun!
trilobite@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Yes, i have similar needs. I started recording my tracks in 2015 when i discovered osmand. I literally stored these tracks on my nas for years thinking that at some point, i would chuck in GIS or something to view my history. Then i discovered Dawarich which does it all for me.