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What's the worst privacy compromise that you are willing to admit you make? (sopuli.xyz)
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I've got to make a decision and want to take a room temperature check on what sacrifices people find acceptable for their own comfort. Use any services you know you shouldn't? Any tools that you're just waiting for a chance to replace but can't yet?

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[–] the_abecedarian@piefed.social 44 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Google maps for navigation in unfamiliar places.

i really want to switch to OSM apps (and I have comaps) but (1) it's not nearly as good at understanding addresses (e.g. "123 first avenue" when it has my gps coords instead of "cityname, First avenue 123 zipcode") and (2) doesn't have nearly as many businesses mapped (e.g. i want to type in "Joe's Restaurant" instead of the address bc i haven't memorized it)

[–] Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

+1, maps is incredible and I wish a proper alternative existed. it's the only thing keeping play services on my phone rn since I don't have time to tinker with sandboxing it

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Try Here We Go. It isn't FOSS, but it isn't google

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago

I occasionally need to use Google Maps but I've helped map my area on OSM which improved my experience. Most businesses in my town are now mapped.

[–] rando@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I use Waze, I've no idea how much "not Google" is it, since it's owned by Google. I'm trying comaps more and it's quite good.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I wanted offline maps and ended up with Sygic, which does well for the most part. It has some confusion over labeling state roads that trips me up occasionally.

[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Same. Although organic maps has worked for me for the most part. Haven't needed gmaps for a hot minute. Although it would've made life easier on a few occasions