Private (?) Maps by MapQuest

[TheXug]

I just learned about Private Maps by MapQuest (yes, that MapQuest) and was wondering if you guys think it would be a good alternative to other privacy-respecting navigation apps like Organic Maps and OsmAnd? It looks, promising, especially since it's owned by the same company that owns StartPage.com.

 

private.mapquest.com

[Biohazard777]

1 hour ago, TheXug said:

It looks, promising

I can get true privacy, and free elsewhere...

Meanwhile:

1 hour ago, TheXug said:

Private (?) 

Good thing you included that question mark.
App description:


But when you take a look at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.mapquest.android.private

 

You tell me what kind of privacy is this:

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Information we collect through automated data collection or tracking technologies
As you use our Services, we may use automated data collection or tracking technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and usage patterns, including:

• Details of your use of our Services, including traffic data, referral data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you use (or information that you retrieve) on our websites and applications and any advertisement offerings or links to third party websites accessed, acquired or considered and related metrics;
• Information about your computer or other device and internet connection through which you access or interact with our Services, including your IP address, operating system, device type, device ID, and browser type; and
• Other electronic network activity information — such as browsing history, viewing history, search history and information regarding interactions with our websites or Services (as applicable).

If applicable, we also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services which you may use (e.g., behavioral tracking).

The information we collect automatically is generally statistical data, but we may maintain it or associate it with Personal Information that we (i) collect in other ways or (ii) receive from third parties that we work with. We use this information to improve our products and services (including our Services), and to deliver better, more efficient and more personalized services to our users over time.

https://system1.com/terms/privacy-policy#personal-information
 

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5. Who we share your Personal Information with
As necessary for the purposes described above, we may share your Personal Information with:

 

• members of the System1 Group;
• third party IT vendors (e.g. hosting, cloud services, networking, cybersecurity platforms, telecom providers, managed services providers, customer service platforms, technical support service providers and payment processors);
• third party media, advertising and marketing vendors and monetization partners;
• data analytics providers, social media networks, native advertising networks, programmatic advertising platforms, search engines, monetization partners, syndication and distribution partners, customer engagement services, push notification providers (to provide services that include, but are not limited to, product recommendations, delivering marketing messages including advertisements, and sending you relevant offers);
• partners with whom we work to improve our Services and/or business processes;
• third parties in connection with whom we have received your express consent to share your Personal Information;
• our external auditors, professional advisors, law enforcement agencies, courts, tribunals and regulatory bodies to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; and
• other parties that have or may acquire control or ownership of some or all of our business (and our or their professional advisers) in connection with a significant corporate transaction or restructuring, including a merger, acquisition, asset sale, initial public offering or in the event of our insolvency—usually, information will be anonymised but this may not always be possible. The recipient of any of your information will be bound by confidentiality obligations.

https://system1.com/terms/privacy-policy#personal-information-who

So, they pinky promise (app description) they won’t sell your data, but then they link to a privacy policy that says:

we may share your Personal Information with...
data analytics providers, social media networks, native advertising networks, programmatic advertising platforms...

They will share it for free? 
I mean if they are not selling it, but sharing for free I guess they technically didn't lie in the app description about that. 
Also, app description says no tracking, but privacy policy says:
we may use automated data collection or tracking technologies to collect... including: location data...

Anyhow, I won’t be paying for the privilege of either being lied to or using an app whose legal department couldn’t be arsed to come up with a proper privacy policy that’s actually in line with the description.