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Organic Maps Turns 4 Years: The Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google Maps(organicmaps.app)

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FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml
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This looks like it has come a long way, but since this is a privacy community I have to ask: Realistically, whether you are on iOS or Android, isn’t it likely Google or Apple are still tracking your location much of the time directly from the OS?

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mac@lemm.ee
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Not if you’re using a privacy focused OS

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FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml
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True; I think I used LineageOS or similar back when I was still in Android but if you’re not in the 0.01% who do have a custom Android OS installed it seems like a privacy focused map app is still of limited use potentially.

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oldfart@lemm.ee
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Like you noticed, this is a privacy community, so the percentage is much higher here. And there is value in offline maps even if we put privacy aside.

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