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Why people don't talk about Google Maps' privacy issues (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 months ago by morrowind@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Title is editorialized because the original is, frankly, clickbait garbage

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[–] Templa@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I always try to keep in mind there are a lot of people that are simply unable to transition to alternative apps because they lack knowledge and time to do research on such things. What we see through videos isn't the majority of the people, it is people that make content for the majority.

People have hard times getting into more technical stuff already. Expecting people that are struggling to survive in capitalism to spend their free time learning about underground alternatives or to turn into sys admins and host their own stuff is out of touch if reality in my opinion.

Edit: just wanted to add, I wouldn't say the problem is on the people, but on big tech that predates on them

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Those people aren't complaining. The guy in the video specifically mentioned Open Street Maps as an alternative, but only in the context of "well maybe one day Google will go in this direction". He has zero interest in actually switching and ends up making a bunch or excuses justifying his Google Maps usage. He is not trying to be part of a solution here, he is just whining.