Google Maps will remove the mini cupcake calorie counter from its iOS apps – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge Google Maps will remove the mini cupcake calorie counter from its iOS appsThe VergeGoogle will cut a criticized feature from its iOS Maps app that tracks and estimates how many calories a user burns while walking a particular path, reports TechCrunch. A Google spokesperson told the publication the removal is "based on strong user …Google Maps Pulls Calorie-Counting Feature After CriticismNew York TimesGoogle drops 'fat shaming' feature in map app – The AustralianThe AustralianControversy over a cupcake? Google Maps pulls cupcake calorie counter after backlashThe Mercury NewsSFGate –Fortune –The Atlantic –BuzzFeed Newsall... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: apps, calorie, counter, cupcake, from, Google, maps, mini, Remove, Verge
Officers Ask Map App To Remove Police-Tracking – KUNC / / No Comments KUNC Officers Ask Map App To Remove Police-TrackingKUNCWaze, the popular navigation app boasting more than 50 million users worldwide, has a new critic: police officers. Over the last few weeks, law enforcement officials have been urging the app and its owner, Google, to disable a feature that allows users …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: KUNC, Officers, PoliceTracking, Remove