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Google Maps renames “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” even faster than US government (arstechnica.com)
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Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'd guess the calculus was something like:

Our users don't want this thing

Fuck em, we're a monopoly

the famously petty would-be dictator wants this thing

Do what he says, he could really hit our bottom line if he wants to

[–] abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

"Fuck em, we're a Monopoly."

And while we're at it.

  • https://duckduckgo.com/: Google replacement, respects your privacy, AI features turn-off-able and completely optional.
  • https://proton.me/: gSuite replacement, Email, Cloud Storage, Docs, Calendar, Video Calls, Authenicator. Actually worth paying for.
[–] tom@lemmy.tomkoreny.com 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly, what about traffic aware navigation? In cities, that can make your commute take 1hour instead of 2 by knowing where the traffic jams are. And they are not super predictable on my commute.

[–] Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

I really hate how people keep trivializing this point. I use Magic Earth (OSM data + proprietary traffic data) and I woukd have been cooked many a times without it providing traffic. Literal 40-60 minute differences in routes.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago

I'd personally suggest Tuta over Proton simply because of the sketchiness of the Proton ownership and their conservative, business-first, citizens-second views.

[–] QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

Instead of recommending OpenStreetMap.org, I would suggest Cartes.app as the Google maps replacement (uses OSM data). It contains most features that Google Maps users are used to and will feel familiar to them. OpenStreetMap is more of the backend for mapping apps rather than a direct replacement for Google Maps.

Cartes for most features (satellite view, reviews, shareable links that work for anyone, etc.) and CoMaps for offline/driving directions.