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Tracing OSM Users

ߊ߬ ߟߊߦߟߍ߬ߣߍ߲߬ ߦߋ߫ PhysicsArmature ߓߟߏ߫ 23 March 2020 ߦߋ߫ English ߟߋ߬ ߘߐ߫

I have realized people map what is important to them in higher quantities than other things. Thus you find the areas they have mapped over the areas they don’t map. People map the areas the know more about than the areas they don’t, thus looking at edit clusters can show where people live. Finally the tag local knowledge as a source shows where someone has been. Combining these all together can be used to track people down.

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ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ Obum ߟߊ߫ 23 March 2020 at 07:15 ߘߐ߫

very salient point. absolutely try in every word…

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ SimonPoole ߟߊ߫ 23 March 2020 at 08:28 ߘߐ߫

The OSMFToU specifically disallow that, if you have concrete evidence of this happening, please contact us at privacy@osmfoundation.org

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ PhysicsArmature ߟߊ߫ 23 March 2020 at 08:40 ߘߐ߫

No evidence, just preemptive worry.

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ philippec ߟߊ߫ 23 March 2020 at 09:22 ߘߐ߫

It is better that people map the area they know. I have bad experiences with foreigners.

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ LCeT ߟߊ߫ 23 March 2020 at 21:42 ߘߐ߫

Totally correct, and the nice thing is OSM doesn’t enforce a real-name policy and has a tolerance for multi-accounts: osm.wiki/OpenStreetMap_account#Account_Names_and_Multi_Account_Policies

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ PhysicsArmature ߟߊ߫ 24 March 2020 at 05:54 ߘߐ߫

@LCeT, just me being great at worrying.

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ BCNorwich ߟߊ߫ 24 March 2020 at 14:54 ߘߐ߫

I usually cut out the pieces of a GPS trace around my home before uploading it. Thus folk can only roughly know where I am which I don’t mind.

ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ amapanda ᚛ᚐᚋᚐᚅᚇᚐ᚜ 🏳️‍🌈 ߟߊ߫ 24 March 2020 at 16:33 ߘߐ߫

Geofabrik provides regional extracts of OSM data. If you aren’t logged into OSM, you can only get versions without metadata like usernames.

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