Mickymic@chitter.xyz
Nov 10, 2026, 8:01 AMGoogle maps just suddenly gave a notification on my phone that there is traffic ahead.
Firstly, I'm on the train.
Secondly, what the actual fuck, I never enabled such a feature??
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Great & Terrible Purple SerpentLeviamicky@meow.socialNov 10, 2026, 8:14 AM@mic alphabet loves releasing new features then opting you into them by default.
- Mickymic@chitter.xyzNov 10, 2026, 9:11 AM
@Leviamicky I wish they would tell you where to opt out at least
Nov 10, 2026, 12:24 PMeasy: uninstall maps
big bappy pawbsitspomf@chitter.xyzNov 10, 2026, 5:31 PM@mic Google: "This update includes bug fixes."
Also Google: "The bug was not automatically opting everyone into a new feature so we could better track their every movement and use it for our advertising revenue (and training our slop-machine)."