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minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up281arrow-down1·1 year 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-up76·1 year agoGoogle Maps already provides this, and it’s pretty handy.
minus-squaredexa_scantron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down1·1 year 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-up16·1 year agoiPhones will report it too if they have Maps open.
minus-squareHackworth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·1 year ago/stares in smart glasses
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.
/stares in smart glasses