I see a lot of ads on Google Maps while navigating on the map as markers, while searching for something specific like a restaurant and if I make a route to go somewhere most of the time I get uber ads injected as an option I should take instead of using public transport.
Try looking up Noma, Copenhagen the best restaurant in the world (presumably). It then shows locations of other restaurants in the area. Aren't those ads?
It is not a slippery slope argument, because they have that data and can use it as they see fit. I just suggested 2 ways in which Google can make more money with information people shared with them. Why is it reasonable to expect them not to do it?
Im sorry, I thought we were talking about Google Maps navigation, not the desktop app.
on the desktop app, I don't see ads, but I see an option to "Show nearby restaurants". If I click that, the map zooms out and shows me nearby restaurants, not ads. It's all informational, not selling me something. In my work computer, I don't have uBlock Origin installed.