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Because that could easily make OSM banned in most countries?
Yeah it would be bad if that happened. Governments really hate privacy.
It's not just about privacy. In this case it's also about law evasion and possible hiding assistance.
that is part of privacy
Not really you can just download the osm world file and start your own instance.
Still the governments are so crazy now it can trigger them.
Why? Can you ban FOSS apps nowadays?
I think it's obvious.
Yes especially if it's Australia.