In the privacy community there are services, programs for private maps use. Some even suggest using the phone without a SIM card (which is quite possible, but you can get into trouble). But I don’t use them, as my geolocation is already tracked by an advanced camera system in my city, by my cell provider via triangulation. What are your thoughts on this? Do you use OpenStreetMap for private navigation?

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    1 year ago

    Area is pretty outdated in OSM. No bus/train schedule, car accident alerts on place, places reviews from users.

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      1 year ago

      Area is pretty outdated in OSM

      Well, we can all actively contribute to OSM to improve the maps. I personally enjoy doing it and knowing that the map data doesn’t belong to a private company like Google.

      No bus/train schedule

      I am used to check those on an external app from the service provider. I understand how that is an issue for you, but in my case I don’t miss it.

      (no) car accident alerts on place

      this could be useful, indeed, but it is hard to implement while keeping user’s privacy. It can also be unreliable if users don’t report them properly.

      (no) places reviews from users.

      I personally prefer it like this: it means less clutter on my maps, and unfortunately online reviews have become quite useless in the last years: businesses push to remove negative review and buy fake positive reviews. I no longer trust them.

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        1 year ago

        i already contributed to OSM in the past. my hometown became much more detailed because of this. also, on Yandex there is more info about places (prices, types of food f.e., some specific stuff, which is added by place hoster in time, no latency)

        in our city all needed information about bus schedule provided ± exclusively through yandex so it is really needed

        but it is still really useful feature :)

        yandex local reviews are still fair, no company deleting comments bullshit so they are useful