The calls to MapKit seem to be going through a proxy on DDG's servers, which are currently (1/15/19 18:00 UTC) 403ing.
Sorry about that, we had a brief issue with our proxy, it should be working properly now.
DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
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Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#32If any of you are looking for a company (that is not Apple) that provides map tiles while respecting your customer's privacy, my company (link in profile) does not keep logs beyond debugging necessity and has plans to further improve our privacy profile. We also can make provision for proxy servers in the interest of privacy, if that is helpful for your use case. (We currently use Analytics on our homepage, but have…
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Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd argue for it. Apple is missing a search engine, has deep-enough pockets and resources to build its own engine if DDG API contracts were stopped, and is favored by people who value their privacy.
Apple is missing a search engine. That doesn't imply that Apple needs a search engine, nor does it imply that acquiring one would be the most profitable thing they could be doing with their available resources. Arguably, a key part of Apple's success is that they don't behave like Microsoft.
With Apple pushing privacy as a major feature of iOS compared to alternatives, if the company continues taking a consumer focused, privacy respecting approach acquiring DDG could help strengthen branding, and maybe bring together an integrated privacy solution competing with Google’s integrated ad solution.
Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Separate discussion from last week, most argue against it https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18816748
I'd argue for it. Apple is missing a search engine, has deep-enough pockets and resources to build its own engine if DDG API contracts were stopped, and is favored by people who value their privacy.
Duckduckgo is not a search engine. It's an UI layer for search APIs provided by other players like Bing and Yandex.
Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#35Scroll wheel isn't zooming the map for me.
But it does support other/better trackpad gestures like pinch to zoom and twist to rotate the map.
Not for me it doesn't - pinch zooms the entire page, not the map. Mouse wheel does nothing. Rotate does nothing.
Total usability fail here. Very disappointed in DDG :(
Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#36Scroll wheel isn't zooming the map for me.
Hold down shift while scrolling to zoom, just like Maps.app.
Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd argue for it. Apple is missing a search engine, has deep-enough pockets and resources to build its own engine if DDG API contracts were stopped, and is favored by people who value their privacy.
Apple is missing a search engine. That doesn't imply that Apple needs a search engine, nor does it imply that acquiring one would be the most profitable thing they could be doing with their available resources. Arguably, a key part of Apple's success is that they don't behave like Microsoft.
DDG doesn't even -really- have a search engine, they are using Bing's API. So the acquisition wouldn't even make sense.
Re: DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
#38I wish they were explaining why they moved away from Mapbox and OSM in general!
+1
I dont see why this was needed - it is a regression in terms of usability and performance (loading performance - cant comment on quality of the maps just yet, but I understand from others that the map data is woeful).
Really disappointed. I used to recommend DDG to everyone, but this feels like a sell-out - without any justification for why they've done it, my mind just leaps to conclusions about marketing and trying to get "cool points".