 From https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Geolocating+IPs+is+harder+than+you+think/29834 > This is one reason why Google recently started using "google.com/maps" for its "Google Maps." Users will gladly give Google Maps access to their location. After all, the map needs to know where you are to give directions. But by using "google.com/maps" instead of "maps.google.com," all "google.com" properties now have access to the user's location after the user gave access to the location on google.com/maps. 8 comments
@deadbeefmonster @maddiefuzz Yeah, I'd noticed the URL change too but hadn't thought much about it.  @yojimbo @deadbeefmonster @maddiefuzz they've also started sending obfuscated links when somebody shares a location with you from their app like maps.app.goo.gl/ajibs73bs or sth (not a real link) so you can't open them from alternative apps, nor in the browser (and doesn't even include the coordinates to hack through it), forcing you to download their app. @yojimbo While it isn't perfect, I've started using Maps.me and have been mostly satisfied with that as an alternative to Google Maps so far. Especially handy that you can download the maps for offline use so you don't burn through data. @yojimbo they get their map data from OpenStreetMap which is even better: open source! @thegardendude Well, I have the OSM android app, but I haven't really used it much. I should spend a little more time with it I guess. @thegardendude @yojimbo I would recommend @organicmaps https://organicmaps.app/ over maps.me these days. Maps.me got bought and has attempted to pivot into mobile wallets, while Organic Maps is actively developed. |
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@yojimbo @maddiefuzz well shit. i did notice the /maps instead of a subdomain, like with photos. But didn't think it through. I don't give them my location though. But they know where I live and routes I have plotted