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Google Maps is over! The tech giant complies with EU orders to remove navigation services from search results (jasondeegan.com)
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For years, Google Maps has been a go-to tool for millions worldwide, seamlessly integrated into search results for instant access to directions, locations, and more. But if you’ve noticed something missing recently, you’re not imagining things. Due to European Union regulations, Google has been forced to remove its Maps functionality from its search results, marking a significant shift in how we interact with the tech giant’s ecosystem.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There needs to be a browser that auto blocks all cookies, and all cookie banners. You can whitelist the sites you want. Beyond that, your browser tells all the web "fuck you!"

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Brave does mostly a good job with this. Though some cookie banners still slip through, and other functional popups get blocked. Still makea browsing the Web more palatable.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm unclear why you're being downvoted for sharing reccomendations. So, because I've experienced similiar issues when I DID understand the downvotes, I'll assume someone downvoted you because Brave isn't their browser of choice, and they're sitting at their computer like "NO! NOT BRAVE! WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE USE (insert obscure browser which may actually be a better experience, but only 50 people have ever heard of) INSTEAD??? WHY MUST THEY RECCOMEND THE MAINSTREAM BROWSERS????"

    And then 3pm comes, and it's time for him to give his sheets to his mommy for the weekly laundry.

    Meanwhile, me, someone who's used Firefox exclusively since 2004, is thinking "Hmmmm, maybe I SHOULD branch out and try other browsers! I'm sure I could try Brave? I'll be......BRAVE.....enough to try a new browser!"

    And then I give myself a big hearty laugh as I drink a sip of my hot chocolate, and proceed to live the rest of my life not giving a shit why you were downvoted. Oh, also, have an upvote!

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, you're not allowed to say anything positive about Brave on Lemmy. Instant downvote. Then downvotes for talking about it being down voted.

    It's like you said something neutral about AI, if you don't shit on it, they brigade you down.

    Yes it's very good at eliminating cookies, it tracks and sells your data, but not as widely as the big guys.

    It's very good at fingerprint resistance too.

    Firefox with UO, privacy badger is very close to it's level of perf.

    You can install stuff to block your telemetry in just about any browser, knock out a lot of your tracking but still get tracked by your browser maker, your OS, your ISP...

    But talk about brave, they just get pissy.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Brave Browser Caught Redirecting Users Through Affiliate Links Also, I found Brave to be bloated with crypto/AI features. That being said, I see no reason to use it instead of Firefox.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wow, that's amazing and insightful. Repeating the same exact thing year after year for something that happened the better part of a decade ago must be exhausting.

    The Crypto and the IPFS are there, They don't even push you to use them. You can even right click the triangle and say remove from browser.

    If you want a reasonable gripe, gripe that they're selling your data. Grape the three default to their own search and sell that data.

    Complain about anything interesting that copy and paste is old enough It should be getting ready for high school.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    These are my own observations. Of course, I can put up with these shortcomings, but why should I if I can just use Firefox? It is the only non-Chromium browser that is more flexible thanks to css support.

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