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Organic Maps Turns 4 Years: The Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google Maps (organicmaps.app)

submitted 1 day ago by 0lp85HpzDK@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] chriscrutch@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

When I type in my home address, it lists it in a city that's three towns away from where it is. Maps it in the correct location though. My address is correct and in the correct town in OpenStreetMap. That's enough for me to not use Organic Maps. I don't want to guess what incorrect town to use if I type in an address to navigate to.

Edit: typo