MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 年前Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and TomTom have launched their open map datasetwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down14cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldmicrosoft@lemdro.idmeta@lemdro.idtechnews@radiation.partynews_tech@lemmy.link
arrow-up1198arrow-down1external-linkMeta, Microsoft, Amazon and TomTom have launched their open map datasetwww.theverge.comMazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 年前message-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldmicrosoft@lemdro.idmeta@lemdro.idtechnews@radiation.partynews_tech@lemmy.link
minus-squareThorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前How would data collection work in this case though?
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前With their own map apps for phones and such, possibly
minus-squarepriapus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前It wouldn’t. It’s an open set of data that anybody can use. These companies can, and likely will, create their own map tools that will track users, but they just as easily could have done so using OSM.
minus-squareborlax@lemmy.borlax.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 年前Either by launching their own apps or by having access to Overture’s usage stats and meta data.
How would data collection work in this case though?
With their own map apps for phones and such, possibly
It wouldn’t. It’s an open set of data that anybody can use. These companies can, and likely will, create their own map tools that will track users, but they just as easily could have done so using OSM.
Either by launching their own apps or by having access to Overture’s usage stats and meta data.