With pressures mounting from Google’s own employees, regulators, & competitors, @MiaD says a de-Googled world, where Google is no longer the default, is on the horizon.
Want to join the movement? Start living Google-free today:
https://spreadprivacy.com/how-to-remove-google/
Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1400448942853083146
For open street map, Magic Earth is decent, though it is proprietary. They still have a good privacy policy and aren’t in the advertising business so its clearly a step up from Google maps.
Thanks! I’ll have a look!
Haha! I’ve always avoided the proprietary OSM clients because it’s not 100% FOSS. But you’re right! It’s still better than Google Maps.
OSMAnd and the fork of MAPS.ME are FLOSS.
However, in the first one, avoid the nonfree complements and services (Mapillary is an example).
Have you tried Organic Maps yet? (I believe this is the “fork of maps.me” referenced in this thread)
You are all amazing!!!
I’m going to try out these suggestions over the next few weeks and put together a post with my experience.