Howdy privacy experts,

I’m trying to de-google myself, what are your thoughts on HERE We Go? I have OsmAnd which I love for hiking and so on but it doesn’t offer traffic altered directions since it can’t look at overlays for routing.

I know HERE We Go is owned by car companies but it seems to be the best I can do, thoughts?

  • Autonomous User@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    No real difference, when it still fails to include a libre software license text file, software we don’t control. Surely there are easier privacy goals to go finish first.

  • TheSun@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    I used to really like it back in the Nokia 820 days when Nokia still owned it. Had really advanced features like AR POI’s and stuff way ahead of its time. I just assumed they are collecting and selling ALL your data now that car companies own it since thats what all car companies do using the infotainment, why wouldnt they in their own navigation software too?

    Edit: forgot to mention what I use now, combo of OSMand~, organic maps, and when I cant find an address or POI on either of those, Apple maps through duckduckgo’s maps portal, and try to add it to OSM

      • GravitySpoiled@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        4 months ago

        And as you said, osmand for hiking and biking and adding a poi here and there. Thanks for using osm 👍🏼

        • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOP
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          4 months ago

          You’re welcome…? It’s a great app, I do the yearly subscription thing hoping to help fund the development. I look forward to the day when I can use it for everything!

  • als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneAkan
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    4 months ago

    I’ve been using Organic Maps a lot recently but I don’t drive so can’t comment on how good it is at that.