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    1. Where do you draw the line when it comes to what data collection one can do on you?

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      (Presuming it's done purely for statistical purposes of course.) I, like most of us am personally fine with age, sex, city level location and relationship status. I really dislike using real names...

      (Presuming it's done purely for statistical purposes of course.)

      I, like most of us am personally fine with age, sex, city level location and relationship status. I really dislike using real names though since I feel like it ties you to who you are in person, which I really dislike and I support people deciding not to fill them in because in some places even what I've outlined can get you in trouble.

      10 votes

    13. Would you pay for social media platforms and search engines if it meant they would not have any advertising or data collection?

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      (Someone posted a thread like this but for triple-a videogames rather than software and people said no so I wonder if software is gonna be different.) If you would or not, why? If you would, how...

      (Someone posted a thread like this but for triple-a videogames rather than software and people said no so I wonder if software is gonna be different.)

      If you would or not, why? If you would, how much? What would be the side effects of this change if it was applied on a mass scale? What would be the potential drawbacks?

      Edit: Can also apply to video-sharing platforms or forums or instant messengers any software as long as it serves a general purpose and complies with what's mentioned above.

      26 votes

    22. I dare you to try OpenStreetMap!

      ~tech Text 307 words
      I dare you to try OpenStreetMap but also (probably most importantly) contribute! But first, some introduction, What even is OpenStreetMap? Okay well, OpenStreetMap is a database, licensed under...

      I dare you to try OpenStreetMap but also (probably most importantly) contribute!

      But first, some introduction,

      What even is OpenStreetMap?

      Okay well, OpenStreetMap is a database, licensed under ODBL, to create maps basically.

      It's kind of like Wikipedia with how the data is crowdsourced from well, anyone. The data can then be used for well, basically anything.

      Research? Sure.
      Wanna make your own map? Sure.
      Wanna just use it for navigation without relying on anyone else? Hell yeah you can.

      Basically anything you want as long as you share people's work under ODBL and well, attribute them of course.

      How do I use it? Well, for navigation, on desktop :
      • Gnome Maps
      • GraphHopper
      • Qwant Maps

      On mobile :

      • OSMand
      • Maps.me
      • Maps (on F-droid)
      • Navmii

      You can also find other choices on the OSM wiki

      Okay so now that you know how to use it for yourself, let's get contributing!

      For this, since it's most likely going to be new users editing, we will use iD, it's available right under the edit button on OpenStreetMap's website!

      Well, I would explain how to use it and all but thankfully, since iD is pretty userfriendly, there's a walkthrough to get you started.

      Please DO NOT copy data from Google Maps or other services, it would violate their licenses. Only add information you personally know from local knowledge or aerial footage which you can use, iD thankfully lets us use most of the available ones which we have the rights to use for OSM.

      If you need any kind of help,
      the wiki is there which has tons of information but which also has links to mailing lists, IRC, Discord and other services. Oh and of course, feel free to comment below too.

      If you're already using OSM or contributing, feel free to talk about your experience below too!

      Happy Mapping!

      46 votes