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Re:Google Maps won't let you save home address without allow... by singularity2001 on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:06AM (#18073434)
Google died when Smith said you have no privacy now[0]. Well I have no Google now. Fallback almost never used.

[0] can't find actual quote, did I dream?

Quoth: “We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about”

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Re:Google Maps won't let you save home address without allow... by icebraining on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:58AM (#18074070)
You didn't dream: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/04/google_ericisms/
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Re:Google Maps won't let you save home address without allow... by anvandare on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:19AM (#18073868)
I think you were dreaming of this, perhaps?

https://www.eff.org/nl/deeplinks/2009/12/google-ceo-eric-sch...

I'm surprised that people keep being surprised about Google being just another company. Money first, money last.

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Re:Google Maps won't let you save home address without allow... by rhizome on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:17AM (#18073857)
The quote I know along those lines is from Scott McNealy.
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