> Ratings and photos are associated with your Apple ID. By contributing you agree to the Terms > https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/maps/ratings-p...
> or not post a Submission that has location data removed or where Apple is unable to verify the location.
It is. I get a thing in Apple Maps that asks me for reviews of places I look up.
I'm more tolerant than the average bear, so I don't submit reviews. I also don't read reviews, because I don't find any value in them. Again, because I think I have different needs and expectations of the world.
I think it's limited to certain individuals right now. I don't know how I got selected. Maybe because my local Starbucks is constantly changing its hours, and I'm constantly sending the updates to Apple Maps.
That's not workable if you need it for turn-by-turn directions, which is a pretty common use case.
in my case I have a family member sharing my VPN endpoint (DNS blocking does wonders on iOS) - which was part of the initial puzzle as I didn't use any google services at that point.
Not a path forward but a workaround - rotate the IP periodically and start "fresh".
You can turn off Location Services access for Google apps, if you feel the need to run them at all. Adding a few seconds of panning and zooming is a reasonable trade.
> (Google Maps app is) one of the few ways of checking restaurant reviews
Apple Maps has restaurant reviews also, if you can stomach Yelp. Google Maps also works in mobile Safari, if you'd prefer to sandbox Google code from your hardware (and again, you do not need to allow access to your location).
There is no path forward that permits both "I don't accept Google's data practices" and "I allow Location Services for Google mobile apps on my iOS device". :)