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Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by ehsankia on Saturday July 10, 2021 @12:48PM (#27794687)
I'm curious what the privacy labels for Google Maps in Incognito mode would be. The thing with the labels is that you have to list all the labels as if all the features were enabled and set to the least private option. Google maps has over a decade of features that people use and love.

For example, I personally would be outraged if they removed Timeline, which I rely on daily, but that feature alone probably adds a dozen privacy labels, even though it's optional.

Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by aeromusek on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:30PM (#27795019)
The other difference is that Google Maps has to build everything into the app directly. The privacy label for Apple Maps gets a 'free ride' on so many things by virtue of piggybacking on OS-level functionality.

Same thing applies to Messages vs. WhatsApp/Messenger and bunch of others.