I don’t know if it the better place to ask my question and if it’s not I apologize…

I am a biker and despite my love for FOSS applications, I cannot deny that Waze is very practical (especially for speed camera signaling). I use CalyxOS and there is a feature that makes it easy to use the work profile. On the other hand, I do not know how useful it is to limit my data transmission to Google. Is this really usefull? (I also have TrackerControl, but if I block anything, Waze no longer works)

  • Tvkan@feddit.deEnglish
    206·
    10 months ago

    I’ve come to use a privacy friendly, completely local workaround:

    There’s sheets of metal at the side of the road with numbers on them, the exact design depends on location. I read this number, and then keep the equivalent number on my vehicles dashboard at an equal or lower amount (slightly above seems to work as well), which prevents the speed cameras from triggering.

    • nottheengineer@feddit.deEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Interesting idea, but why depend on such unreliable things as mental arithmetic and your eyesight when you can just have OSMAnd+ scream at you to go slower?

  • TheInsane42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    When you have nothing else running in that work profile, it’s can’t snoop on it.

    On the other hand, you have the phone with you, so privacy is already out of the window. ;) Also, as I guess you use google app store to install your apps in the main profile as well, google just gets 2 devices to track, 1 with waze, 1 with the rest.

    When you don’t want google to track you, you either have to go FOSS all the way or switch to Apple (and be tracked by them). No clue if there is an alternative for waze on the reports part. The waze user reports depends on those users reporting to google, thus being tracked.

    • nosnahc@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      I use Aurora store to download Play Store apps. And CalyxOS is “degooglised”.

      But thanks for your answer.

      • TheInsane42@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Thanks for your answer… the FairPhone was already on the wishlist, and it’s supported. Time to ditch Samsung I guess. (I use Smasung Tablets with Lineage, phone isa Nokia with Lineage as well)

        CalyxOS is a tad limited on the hardware support though.