Comment on Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour

• Dagrothus@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well that kind of comes as a result of the whole ‘tracking your every move’ part

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  • CafecitoHippo@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean, I feel like that’s going to happen regardless if you’re using an Android phone. I don’t think using a different app for GPS navigation is going to change that. I’m not saying we shouldn’t push for more stuff to be opt in and allow people to have their privacy maintained, but in the market right now, the app you use for GPS isn’t changing who is tracking you.

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  • suction@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sure but…that’s not the point. It’s easy to find alternative maps or navigation apps.

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    • LordKitsuna@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s really not. Not usable ones. I’ve tried so many open map Alternatives and they suck. Wildly outdated, streets that don’t exist anymore, streets that do exist not on the map, nonsensical directions, extremely poor voice navigation directions, not knowing about tons of addresses so even if I just give it the raw address it still can’t find it and I have to basically go find the address on Google and then manually place a pain in the open map.

      I’m not even in a weird place, this is just around Washington State mostly between Everett and Tacoma. The answer I always get is oh well if you see something wrong submit a correction, if I had the time to sit there and build Maps I would just build my own God damn map.

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      • suction@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Have you tried the navigation apps by the old school navigation unit brands ( TomTom, Garmin etc.)

        Unless you can’t spend on this thing you “desperately” need to replace, those are better for navigation than any map app.

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• dan80@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Magic Earth gives you live traffic info, and is based on Openstreetmap. Not open source though (unlike OsmAnd and Organic Maps).

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• blind3rdeye@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m sure congestion info on the maps is valued by some, but not all. Many people just use maps to navigate unfamiliar places.

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  • suction@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then using Google maps is the worst choice. It will algorithmically guide you into the lake

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