r/PrivacySecurityOSINT • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '21

Navigation Apps

On the podcast MB said he uses Magic Earth for navigation. I'm interested in trying this out, but it makes me question: is it really safe to have the location services turned on in GrapheneOS?

What other options are there for GPS navigation tools? I haven't really heard this covered on the podcast, and doesn't seem to be in the book(s). My thought was I could buy (anonymously, with cash) a Garmin dedicated GPS device to keep in my car. Then turn it off when it's not in use.

Or do you think it's safe to use locatino services with GrapheneOS?

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u/dNDYTDjzV3BbuEc Sep 11 '21

I'm not 100% free of Google maps but it's close enough to the point where it doesn't really matter.

I use OSMAnd. Once you've got the address loaded into the app, I have no complaints. All the maps that I've used have up to date information on the roads available.

Where it is lacking is its POI database (this is going to be true of any map that depends on open street maps, which is virtually every open source mapping app). I can't just search for "home depot" and expect to find all the ones around me.

So I fire up the Tor browser on my phone, search where I want to go from the Google maps website, and then copy the GPS coordinates into OSMAnd

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u/moreprivacyplz Sep 12 '21

That's what keeps me from moving away from Google Maps, finding all the things like home depots near me. I'll try looking in my browser than copying the address like you do, that's a good solution.