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This has to be sarcasm.
It certainly feels like it. If it did not have that snark though, one could make the point that the data could still be 'deanonimitized'.
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It certainly feels like it. If it did not have that snark though, one could make the point that the data could still be 'deanonimitized'.
It's not sarcasm. It doesn't actually matter at all if Google Maps "tracks" you. But this pointless legislation decided it does and now people have to settle for surely inferior alternatives.
This is a guess, but I suspect the point had to do with data privacy. Maybe someone wrote legislation that prohibits public websites from hosting ads, or third party browser-tracking software. And google maps fits that.
In the parent comment, there's also this bit:
> but it is a lot cheaper than google maps
If true, this is an example of government regulations working as intended, and saving money.
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Google Maps only supports offline maps in selected countries. Places like China, for instance, are not supported even though the online coverage is perfectly good in most major cities.
Which countries aren't supported?
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It's not sarcasm. It doesn't actually matter at all if Google Maps "tracks" you. But this pointless legislation decided it does and now people have to settle for surely inferior alternatives.
You're saying the "pointless legislation" had a point. Just not one that you agree with. This is a guess, but I suspect the point had to do with data privacy. Maybe someone wrote legislation that prohibits public websites from hosting ads, or third party browser-tracking software. And google maps fits that. In the parent comment, there's also this bit: > but it is a lot cheaper than google maps If true, this is an ex…
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The main OSM org doesn't actually host any of the servers that end users use. They host a website for editors to contribute and publish data dumps. Devs providing access to OSM download the data dumps and host it on their own servers.
The OSM website includes tile servers which render the tiles that are on https://www.openstreetmap.org