Google has decided to rename Lake Ontario in the US. Please uninstall Google Maps.
While I understand they’re pulling data from the US government, they have no actual legal obligation to comply. This is entirely a choice an executive at Google made.
Did you know: When you click a link on Google and then go there Google tracks your location and links it to all your ads. This feature is called Local Search Ads, and you can hit Google’s pocketbook directly in protest by not having Google Maps installed.
When you have Google Maps installed Google is always tracking you. That tracking data feeds into a lot of products: things like mapping cell and wifi networks to geolocations, ads, recaptcha, search, and more. Google stores a profile of who you are, where you live, where you work, who you visit, etc.
If uninstalling is too much for you go to your Google account and disable Location History in privacy settings. Alternatively, click your user profile icon and turn on incognito mode, which disabled tracking and other features.
This will reduce the data linked to your profile (though, in reality, there’s no assurance this does anything, like when that disabled Nest camera was used by the FBI last year).
Browsing without an account does not have the effect. If you simply log out you have no privacy limitations enabled.
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Uh, why is this the line and not “Gulf of America?” Is there something about this that got your attention more?
Edit: oh look, the Canadians didn’t like a comment that didn’t pander to the saviour narrative. Not reading anymore copy/paste responses.
“Wow now you want to help but I still think you’re a shit pile because you didn’t do the thing I did with my superior morals when I thought it was apporpriate”
Yeah great way to encourage change you want you fucking dung beetle. Shut up.
There is no group more outraged by high moral standards than privileged liberals who want the bare minimum praised; like you’d change anyway, lol.
It’s honestly worse that you guys just make up shit and aren’t even original about it. I’m pointing out that them caring only when it effects an affluent white country they’re related to is disingenuous bullshit, and it is.
What did I make up?
Your comment is entirely unhelpful. If you already deleted it good, if you didn’t, now is a good time to do so.
I get your commentary.
Bud, this is a cringe response.
You are the person I am criticizing, someone who thinks the way you do is already not someone open to “help.” If you want, I can post it three more times and see if that does it for you.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Nothing a bunch of privileged liberals would give a shit about
One is closer to us.
“Only when it effects me.” Yes, that is what I am pointing out.
This is far from the first time we’ve had a call to boycott Google. This one just happens to be in a Canadian community because it’s closer to us.
Strange, the community description says nothing about that, and I’m sure it’s entirely irrelevant that Mexico is also, y’know, the only other North American ally the Canadian state has. Either way, yes, what I am criticizing is the way that Canadians have selectively challenged US imperialism only now after they’re effected in the slightest way; many of which on this site specifically then proceeded to claim ownership over anti-imperialism as though they genuinely think everyone was waiting for them to get here.
It’s kind of revolting, honestly. A few of you have expressed that the problem you take with my comment is that it isn’t “encouraging,” and I think that just sums it up perfectly. People like this are only encouraged by praise and complacency, and god knows they aren’t going to change their way of life for some greater good.
Everybody I knew cared when Trump changed the Gulf of Mexico in US documents. Believe me or not, but it’s possible to care about both issues. Let’s work together, we clearly want the same thing here.
I have been out here chastising the clown rename of “Gulf of America” since the 25th.
Canada and Mexico need to trade and support one another more.
It’s in the instance description: “A Canadian-run community, geared towards Canadians, but all are welcome!”
It’s hard to properly gauge the response online since social media is so personalised and everyone sees different things. So I don’t know the scale of it, but I can assure you that at least in the communities I follow, there was a similar response to renaming the Gulf of Mexico, as well as many other things that Google has done that we don’t like.
Lemmy.ca does, this community does not, but I figure you know that. You guys pretend to not know a lot of things.
Thing is, clearly many of you did not, and this community specifically serves as a great example of what I’m talking about. But I get it, this is the larp.
Strange comments, there was a huge backlash on media when it happened maybe just not on US-based and oligarchy-backed media outlet.
Also on the threadiverse on the news when it happened many people suggesting alternatives https://lemmy.ca/post/39089906
Mentions on this community unrelated to when it exactly happened (hey, do you need to wait for a reason to boycott them?)
https://lemmy.ca/post/41383994 https://lemmy.ca/post/41378825
Many people started joining communities promoting deGoogle campaigns
You are not “pointing out” a contradiction but trying to downplay the encouragement of others promoting alternatives, its good to share solidarity to when this sort of thing happens to and involving other countries too you are so right on that, but its not exactly what you are achieving with this type of comment
“You’re being weird” is always a great way to self-report, you don’t even realize what it shows about you. Also funny that this is upvoted when you’re straight up fucking lying and its a click away to check.
Not the Canadian community (was including the .ca link purposefully misleading?), and yes, exactly, when you do see these people (a singular person who doesnt even mention it, but let’s say that was a real example there anyway) do give a shit, it’s only after it effected them, not out of solidarity with Mexico or whatever it is you think you’re saying here (also, I can tell you don’t even understand what I’m criticizing when one of these is just someone referring to some other reason).
Jfc you’re all so self-satisfied. Did you think I wouldn’t check? You people are going to keep pretending until it isn’t fun anymore, I already see it.
“You’re being weird” is always a great way to self-report
I didnt say you are weird, i referred to your comments not personally to you, again now a pattern of trying to make things more than what it is
this is upvoted when you’re straight up fucking lying and its a click away to check
You misinterpreted and skipped through when I said “Also on the threadiverse” before first link then before the next two which was in this community I also was explicit saying “Mentions on this community”
Why are you trying to stir tension so much?
They changed it around the world to Golf of America, a bunch of people complained and guess what Google changed it everywhere other than the US.
Mhm, soooo, you kept using it after?
I saw a post on Lemmy about it and I broke to go there and make a complaint, I do not use google maps.
Right, and why don’t you use it?
Umm… look at the group we are talking in, Google is the big evil.
It’s so funny how you guys keep thinking it’s some special knowledge just because you care now.
Yup, what makes it evil? Exactly? Where did you start caring?
It sounds like Reannlegge is saying that they cared about it back then, and they also care about it now, and they only opened up Google Maps back then to file a complaint and don’t use it otherwise.
Also, I really don’t think there are that many people who are annoyed/angry about this change affecting Canada, but weren’t for the previous one affecting Mexico. I also don’t think anyone is saying “I was ok with Google before, but this took it too far”. Instead, people are continuing the usual push to get people off of Google products by posting about it when the discussion is timely.
If you are noticing more people bringing up alternatives, it might be because more people started using OpenStreetMaps / CoMaps since the last time (or since every previous time Google did something evil).
My first impression with CoMaps: Wow!
