<![CDATA[Every time you open Google Maps, it logs where you are, what you searched, and where you went next.]]>Every time you open Google Maps, it logs where you are, what you searched, and where you went next.

We interviewed the co-founder of Organic Maps, an open source app that collects none of that. New Techlore Talks out now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XCzVQKLBkhM

Watch it on PeerTube for a Google-free viewing experience of all our content: https://techlore.tv/w/jEZcCtq1Hk7UF1jBJj8Tkd

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/c7599870-5997-44d9-91f5-865315404b62/every-time-you-open-google-maps-it-logs-where-you-are-what-you-searched-and-where-you-went-next.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 01:40:18 GMTSat, 11 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Every time you open Google Maps, it logs where you are, what you searched, and where you went next. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:14:01 GMT]]>@techlore
Good.
But CoMaps is better (governance transparency)
@organicmaps

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.bike/users/niavy/statuses/116387193908160116https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.bike/users/niavy/statuses/116387193908160116Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:14:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every time you open Google Maps, it logs where you are, what you searched, and where you went next. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:46:56 GMT]]>@Lenni @techlore Knew about it. Hadn’t read it. Thanks for sharing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.lol/users/irfan/statuses/116387087432220640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.lol/users/irfan/statuses/116387087432220640Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:46:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every time you open Google Maps, it logs where you are, what you searched, and where you went next. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:33:05 GMT]]>@techlore Do you know about @CoMaps and why it was forked from Organic Maps?
https://www.comaps.app/
https://lwn.net/Articles/1024387/

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