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What app is so useful, you can’t believe it’s free? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google maps

[–] nondescript_citizen@lemmy.fmhy.ml 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Arguably not free, seeing as they're making a ton of money by selling our data.

[–] 0uterzenith@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

the API isn't free, corporation use for navigation paid huge amount to Google for their maps.

and also from

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selling our data

[–] original_reader@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here is an alternative: Comment on OpenStreetMaps.