Re:Why Use OpenStreetMap Instead of Google Maps?
by jimmaswell on Monday July 16, 2018 @05:54PM
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It's not sarcasm. It doesn't actually matter at all if Google Maps "tracks" you. But this pointless legislation decided it does and now people have to settle for surely inferior alternatives.
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Re:Why Use OpenStreetMap Instead of Google Maps?
by daltonlp on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @01:49AM
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You're saying the "pointless legislation" had a point. Just not one that you agree with.
This is a guess, but I suspect the point had to do with data privacy. Maybe someone wrote legislation that prohibits public websites from hosting ads, or third party browser-tracking software. And google maps fits that.
In the parent comment, there's also this bit:
> but it is a lot cheaper than google maps
If true, this is an example of government regulations working as intended, and saving money.
Re:Why Use OpenStreetMap Instead of Google Maps?
by jimmaswell on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @03:10PM
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If an alternative was cheaper and of comparable quality then legislation shouldn't have been required for it to be chosen by whoever was in charge of the decision.