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Are there any privacy oriented transit apps? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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"The Transit App" is probably not that privacy friendly right? Are there any open source and privacy respecting apps for getting bus/train times by location?

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[–] who@feddit.org -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I suggest browsing the apps available here:

https://f-droid.org/

Edit: I have no idea who would downvote this or why, but doing so is not helpful to anyone, in any way. If you have a question or concern, please just write it in a comment.

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

People are probably down voting you because pointing someone to fdroid in response to a question asking for specific recommendations for a transit application is also not particularly helpful. It's like if someone asked what boat they should buy for Alaskan Crab fishing which has navigational equipment and sonar that can detect down to 100 meters, and in response someone pointed at the entire ocean and said "I suggest you look for one there".

[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I disagree.

OP wasn't at all specific about what kind of transit app they were seeking, as others have noted.
Whatever kind of privacy-friendly transit app they want, F-Droid is exactly the place to find it.
There are only a handful of each type there. Comparing that to an ocean is absurd.
Many people don't know about F-Droid at all, and just need a pointer to it.

Despite disagreeing, I appreciate that you used your words. Thanks.

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You're allowed to disagree, but that's not really what I am doing here in the first place. Regardless of objectivity I'm just surmising the reason you are getting down voted based on my impressions of the thread and communicating that to you as you seemed to have no idea as to why people were doing so. What I have stated is my best possible guess as to the why. I could be wrong as well - I'm just suggesting what I expect would be the reasoning.