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Apple Maps paid search ads under consideration in monetization push. (appleinsider.com)
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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm not happy about ads, but ads aren't inherently anti-privacy. If they are not targeted at you based on tracking data then I don't see any conflict with privacy. for example, mentioned in the article:

For example, it reportedly considered charging for prioritization of search results in the app. It's also plausible that it could sell the ability to make specific locations on the map more prominent to viewers.

that would suck but it's not a privacy issue.