I avoided it up until now too, but you can’t use it without , if you want to show maps on the big display in your car.
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You don't even have to log into maps to use it. Additionally, you can restrict it a bit in the settings. When I set it up on Graphene I was following some privacy tutorial video ... But I can't find it anymore. Lately I've found nostr:nprofile1qqsdy27dk8f9qk7qvrm94pkdtus9xtk970jpcp4w48k6cw0khfm06mspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsj08ren quite useful in helping me set up FOSS tech stuff.