@MapAmore @AkuAnakTimur it's telemetry, plain and simple.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/nyregion/rushdie-video-stabbed-ny.html
@GaryPaulWood what do you think humanity is in the process of doing rn???
@sadmin the lead dev doesnt understand the issue and claims they don't need consent to drop a tracking id on your system lol
@lambdagoat the lead dev says it doesnt require consent because it's just a random id. he doesn't get it.
@greypilgrim @jomo the ip part is how it tracks your travel history (ip geolocation)
@trashcatt the lead dev thinks that it doesnt need consent because it is just a random id lol
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OSMAnd is spyware that leaks your travel history to the OSMAnd developers, even if you have analytics/telemetry turned off!
https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/15058
https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd-iOS/issues/2115
This unethical and consent-violating data leak exists in both the iOS and Android versions. It's not an accident - they are deliberately phoning home with a unique identifier.
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