Organic Maps Co-Founder on Building a Privacy-First Google Maps Alternative | Alexander Borsuk

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Alexander Borsuk, co-founder of Organic Maps, discussing privacy implications of mapping apps and the future of Organic Maps.

Every time you open Google Maps, it knows where you are, what you searched, how long you stayed, and where you went next. Organic Maps collects none of that. In this interview, Henry sits down with Alexander Borsuk, co-founder of Organic Maps, to talk about what mainstream maps apps are collecting, how an entirely offline-first approach changes the privacy picture, and where Organic Maps is headed next, including live public transit and opt-in traffic data. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • Organic Maps: https://organicmaps.app • Organic Maps GitHub: https://github.com/organicmaps • OpenStreetMap: https://openstreetmap.org • OsmAnd: https://osmand.net ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - INTRO (02:26) - ORGANIC MAPS TEAM & STRUCTURE (05:53) - MAP PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS (12:19) - BUSINESS SEARCHING (14:42) - CLOUD-FIRST VS. OFFLINE-FIRST (17:05) - ORGANIC MAPS VS. APPLE MAPS W/ ADP (24:20) - OPENSTREETMAP (27:51) - GETTING INVOLVED & CONTRIBUTING (34:20) - USABILITY & TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC (41:02) - PUBLIC TRANSIT (45:24) - RESTRICTION OF NO REAL-TIME DATA (48:11) - LONGEVITY & BEHIND-THE-SCENES (51:56) - THE NEXT 5 YEARS (54:05) - TRAFFIC DATA (57:13) - POKÉMON GO DATA HARVESTING (59:48)…

People in this episode

Host: Henry

Guest: Alexander Borsuk

Topics covered

• privacy
• mapping technology
• offline-first applications
• public transit
• data collection
• user involvement

Keywords

• Organic Maps
• Google Maps
• privacy
• offline-first
• public transit
• data collection
• OpenStreetMap
• Apple Maps
• traffic data

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Organic Maps, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, OsmAnd, Apple Maps

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