I've been trying to de-Google and de-Microsoft myself and am wondering if OpenStreetMap is a viable alternative to Google Maps. Any of y'all use it? Also are there any apps for IOS you would recommend for it?

  • coppercrystalz [he/him]
    ·
    4 years ago

    I see. Do you know of any other Google Maps alternative that doesn't spy on you?

    • Owl [he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      You're not getting live traffic without something uploading your locations to a central server. That's how they know traffic in the first place.

      I know people who work on Google Maps, and I can say they take privacy seriously. If you opt out of location history then they're really not tracking you in any meaningful way. However, using it is still supporting a monopolistic corporation that provides a free map product to prevent other corporations from profiting on map products, because maps lead to local data which could be a meaningful competitor to their search monopoly.