DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps

Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by duskwuff on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @03:07PM (#20452953)

> You're right, if you click around in the Maps app (desktop or mobile) it takes you straight to the shady source (yelp.com).

Apple Maps doesn't use Yelp as a primary data source. It's used to add extra information (like reviews and photos) to existing points of interest, but the points of interest themselves are catalogued by Apple or their data providers. If you click around in Apple Maps a bit, you'll find that not all POIs have Yelp data.

> Edit: Also this: [a lawsuit about social features in the Yelp app]

I'm not sure how this is relevant.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by inferiorhuman on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @03:12PM (#20452987)

I'm not sure how this is relevant.

Apple Maps steers you pretty hard towards the Yelp app if you want any business info.

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