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The community dedicated to boycotting the US until they stop fascism, restore full democracy and start following international law.

Americans have a moral obligation to resist Donald Trump and project 2025 at every turn.

America is a flawed democracy currently being ruled by oligarchs. Stop the backslide! Dont let America become the next Hungary.

America needs to challenge the court rulings of citizens united v. fec and shelby county v. holder, protect the media, implement independent district drawing, and the single transferable vote so they don't end up having people stay home in life-changing elections because they cannot vote for their favourite candidate.

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Boycott And Delete Google Maps (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by panda_abyss@lemmy.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca

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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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[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I saw a post on Lemmy about it and I broke to go there and make a complaint, I do not use google maps.

[–] orioler25@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Right, and why don't you use it?

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Umm… look at the group we are talking in, Google is the big evil.

[–] orioler25@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

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?

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

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).