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Google is adding Uber account creation into Google maps
Fuck you Google
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@dog idk if waze is any better but this was enough to get me to finally install it
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@vahnj Google owns Waze, so, I guess we'll see ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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@dog JFC
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@salameleon @vahnj The "View Image" thing is at least the result of a lawsuit (from Getty Images, accusing them of enabling copyright violations).
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@salameleon @vahnj Well, sure, but when that happens it's the site's fault, not Google's. Most of that is people trying to game SEO.
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@salameleon @vahnj This is almost certainly fallout from the Waymo-Uber decision, and I see exactly what Google gains from it: they get to see who's not being served by Uber yet.
It gets even better for them if it's not just Uber account creation but full Uber account integration, since then it's a source of data about how people move around cities.
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@vahnj Ughhhhh. I felt the same way when Transit added Uber trips as an option.