• kameecoding@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    if you have your gps on in your pocket, what difference does it make whether Uber/Lyft is tracking you or Google/Apple?

    assuming of course you are looking at your map, which is either google maps, waze or apple maps

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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      8 days ago

      You can run GPS w/out a cell signal. GPS is not tracking you. Also, it’s more of just a question of premise. I’ve taken a lot of cabs and never had this issue and it’s hard to imagine them thinking they will get away with driving shenanigans in the modern era. Has this happened to you or just an old boomer tale?

      • kameecoding@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        Taxis literally refused to take us after arriving in Budapest because we speak Hungarian and one of us studied there so had the Budapest accent too and everyone of them was all of a sudden busy and waiting for someone (they were literally just standing around smoking)

        The original commenter was complaining about privacy issues with ridesharing apps, so I am not sure what cell signal has to do with anything? Having gps on is literally useless unless you check your google maps or waze or something that you are not taken on a ride around and all of those track you so have the same privacy issues as alluded to by the original commenter I don’t think I can make my point any clearer.

        Also if you think this doesn’t happen in less developed countries then you are extremely naive.