In the privacy community there are services, programs for private maps use. Some even suggest using the phone without a SIM card (which is quite possible, but you can get into trouble). But I don’t use them, as my geolocation is already tracked by an advanced camera system in my city, by my cell provider via triangulation. What are your thoughts on this? Do you use OpenStreetMap for private navigation?

  • FarLine99@lemm.eeOPEnglish
    417·
    9 months ago

    get into troubles? f.e. someone from my relatives can call me not in Signal but through regular cellular network, just forgot about this nuance, maybe he/she will need to say something important. also, no mobile internet situation is weird. i use my local maps provider yandex so data is going to one place from all sources, to government, so it does not really matter.

    • sir_reginald@lemmy.world
      21·
      9 months ago

      oh okay, I thought you meant legal trouble. Of course that you won’t be receiving calls without a SIM card.

      There’s a way of receiving calls without a SIM card, and that’s using VOIP numbers, like Twillio. But you’d need to be connected to WiFi of course. So there’s not real solution to this problem other than letting your cell provider track you.

      I suggest using Tor or a VPN (with jurisdiction outside of your local government claws) at all times so even if they get your location, they don’t know what are you doing with your phone.

      Also, Yandex might sell the information to other third parties that your government might not sell to, so I would still use open street maps unless the difference in comfort of using Yandex is a big deal for you.