Why people don't talk about Google Maps' privacy issues

I am pretty over these videos of people whining about the amount of data big tech collects while refusing to move to alternatives because "muh convenience".

Normal people: Gladly give google maps access to location data at all times and never think about it

Me: Instinctively worry that on the rare occasions I do use google maps it's somehow identifying me and keeping track of all the locations I look at, so I sometimes look at random places I'm not really interested in just to throw off the algorithms.

But most of the time I prefer osmand.

Because we use OsmAnd

TL;DW?

EDIT: thank you guys for the summaries.

what's a good alternative if one's using GMaps mainly for travelling instead of navigation (i.e. looking up nearby restaurants and getting reviews, public transport, attractions and their opening hours, etc.)?

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/watch?v=P2qOiKA56tI&list=WL&index=1

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

I for one don't talk about it... because I don't use Google Maps. I briefly mention OSM or CityMapper when people send me GoogleMaps links but otherwise better to show than tell IMHO.