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minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·6 days agoI like being able to check how busy a place is, but not like this. Simple head count or an average wait time is good. Using web cams is creepy overkill. Typical tech bro invasive shit.
minus-squareforgotaboutlaye@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·6 days agoGoogle Maps already provides this, and it’s pretty handy.
minus-squaredexa_scantron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 days agoI believe they do this the same way they do traffic jams, by seeing how many android phones are at the location vs. average.
minus-squaredeweydecibel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoiPhones will report it too if they have Maps open.
I like being able to check how busy a place is, but not like this. Simple head count or an average wait time is good. Using web cams is creepy overkill. Typical tech bro invasive shit.
Google Maps already provides this, and it’s pretty handy.
I believe they do this the same way they do traffic jams, by seeing how many android phones are at the location vs. average.
iPhones will report it too if they have Maps open.