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by timroman 4793 days ago
Eh, I find it kind of annoying, a notification for every restaurant, city, country, etc that I look up and have absolutely zero intention of traveling to. It has potential to be useful, but it needs to get smarter first.

Maybe I spend too much time searching Maps randomly.
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prawks 4793 days ago
Probably. It would have to make a lot of assumptions to infer your intention when searching, at least in Maps, etc. current form.

A browser plugin to enable/disable Now tracking seems like it could be handy, however. Though then if you forget to turn it back on you lose what eitally mentioned: "I forgot X, oh, thankfully Now caught it".

But doesn't Google Maps have a history feature that syncs across devices? Now seems like it might be polluting that space.

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jweese 4793 days ago
> A browser plugin to enable/disable Now tracking seems like it could be handy, however.

I've gotten into the habit of using incognito mode for most searches, and only staying logged in for things I think I'll want Now-based information for, like directions or information cards.

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