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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by ce4 on Monday August 07, 2023 @08:02AM (#37033284)
Why ask the owner in the first place. Its public information anyway. Google does not ask either.
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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by runiq on Monday August 07, 2023 @12:01PM (#37036237)
Because I'm nice that way.
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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by ce4 on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @03:17PM (#37067243)
Sure.

But for mapping lots of POIs this is a PITA and doesnt scale. What if the owner declines? This is non-copyrightable info anyway.

Shall one ask house owners if one can map their address or their house' outline?

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by bluGill on Monday August 07, 2023 @12:13PM (#37036417)
Hopefully a few of them will realize it is easy and so start updating their own information as it changes. Everyone wins - their customers get up to date information and so come when they are open.
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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by marcosdumay on Monday August 07, 2023 @01:16PM (#37037466)
In a practical way (instead of just, why not be polite?), the information for permanently displaying to the public may be different than the information relevant to you at a single moment.

If you just ask it without context, "today we'll close at 16:00" is a perfectly reasonable response.

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