Me: How long can sharks live
Google: I need to customize this result to your current location
Me: That’s clearly wrong and if it’s right then it’s terrifying
Image transcription: Google search: Shark life expectancy Google: See results closer to you? Use precise location
(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)
Does anyone know how I can get Gpogle to permanently stop asking me this?
Stop using Google?
(I know that sounds obnoxiously snarky but honestly I doubt there’s any other way.)
Ya know, deep in my heart I knew this was the one and only answer I’d get to my question.
If there are sharks in Lake Ontario then something has gone very wrong
or, in the opinion of one person whom they called mad at the university, very very right
Idk man, looks pretty real to me
@acetanilide It’s a faaaake!!
I know, I was joking 😬
@mcc Google seems to be indiscriminately asking for location for any search results now, previously it would only ask for location for queries that may be location dependent (say you’re searching for ice cream shops or something, you’d want results for nearby ones).
I do find it funny though when I search for something random programming related thing that’s definitely not location-dependent and Google may be like “There are hot single API references in your area! Allow location to see them!”
