Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.
I started deleting all my Google data yesterday
It’s going to take me a long time to De-Google but you have the right idea.
The best time to start was years ago, but good for you for starting.
I started by just using another email as my main, to now I don’t need a single Alphabet product for anything I do.
It’s annoying that it’s not easier. I should be able to go to some European or Canadian competitor and at least know that I am not giving my data directly to US data brokers. Why aren’t there more options? You can’t tell me the US is the only one who has tech knowledge.
A lot of Americans would instantly jump to a Chinese competitor if they offered English support, fully knowing that all their data is going to the CCP to avoid the US surveillance landscape as it already is.
A lot of Americans would instantly jump to a Chinese competitor
I think this is pretty true. To expand:
I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I have to either run my own email/hosting/storage servers and surrounding infrastructure with the tech understanding required to do so*, or give my data to someone else. Not having an email address is not realistic when it’s the primary key for your bank, school, employer, etc.
*A decade or so ago, running an SMTP server was trivial. Now, it needs DMARC, DKIM, SPF, publicly trusted certificates, and maybe newer things I’m not familiar with in order to be able send email. These are not bad things, but they increase the requirements for self-hosting.
Right now, that ‘someone else’ is generally google or microsoft for most people, and those companies are so big they get to dictate how other tools I need to use work. They also freely sell my data or give it to the government - possibly without any sort of warrant via ‘data sharing agreements’.
US-based data brokers are actively hostile to me. A Chinese data broker is less likely to care, since I’m further from their profit model: I’m unlikely to buy a Chinese cereal or make-up brand or visit a restaurant halfway across the globe. This only matters as long as US and Chinese data brokers don’t share info, but I suspect there’s friction there. If there’s not, then there’s no reason to NOT switch.
If I have to give my data to someone, then I’d prefer to give it to someone who doesn’t directly impact or care about me the way google/microslop and the US government do.
Five eyes disagrees with this sentiment
Where do I even begin with 20 years of emails on their servers 🤦♂️
An agent could help, but still tons of work
An agent like Gemini? 🤣
Use free Gemini to move off Gmail, double damage
They’ve been calling Palestine “Israel” since they came out, but none of you cared. Selective outrage over a distraction by the pedophile class.
Apple took slightly longer but as of this morning it also has the wrong name for Lake Ontario
Good. And I hope he signs an executive order to rename some oceans too.
These are marginally impactful in terms of real consequences and easily undone with the next administration, but extremely visible to and unpopular with voters. Every little bit helps.
Yes, I agree. People who otherwise don’t pay a lot of attention generally think it’s really stupid, so it brings more attention to stupid things. It may be a very small thing that can be changed easily, but you’re so right. It brings a lot of attention that is not so positive for Trump and the crew.
Everyone spam them with map corrections!
Im doing my part .gif
That’s no surprise. The US government is really slow at getting things done
Boot licker.
Trump’s dick cheese must be tasting pretty good considering how many people are going for it
Nah, it will be just as awful as you imagine but those people love to keep punishing themselves by forcing it down their own throats, saying please sir, can I have more, and then blaming liberals for making them ask.
Don’t be evilBe a cuckI know it won’t matter, but you can report something missing in the map and call it out.
Just tried the Mapquest app and it worked perfectly. As far as I can tell it doesn’t have satellite view, but I usually just dick around with that when I’m bored sitting at an actual computer, not when I actually need directions.
OSMapsOpenStreetMapNot for users outside the US, though.
Wonder if the guy that is super mad that people care about this is around.
You’re so dumb. The US resumed bombing Iran and bombed a wedding, and you’re concerned about this.
Wow, I really do have the power to summon you. It might be the least cool power in the world but I will cherish it, little-asslicker1, you have my word.
You feel good about yourself?
I want you to know, sincerely, that you are exactly why nothing will get better.
There’s a reason they removed “Don’t be Evil” from their corporate tenets. The almighty dollar comes first to them and they refuse to risk angering The Orange One.
No, no no no no. They’re not afraid of angering him.
This is the Nerd Reich and they had front seats to his inauguration. THEY are the evil.
Actually they just removed the “Don’t” part.
I refer to them as “Be More Evil, Inc.” now.
Don’t be less evil*
See “don’t be evil” is still there
Assuming they changed anything about their ideals and didn’t just think “hey does having this here reduce suspicion as intended or raise it when it begs the question of how a tech company could even be evil when they aren’t named ‘Microsoft’?”
Don’t be evil to our shareholders or President Grump.
