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7/ So now let's get into the geocoding API itself.

First up, please send us only location information, never details of who is at that location. Besides privacy concerns it just makes geocoding much harder.

Please see: opencagedata.com/guides/how-to

#geoeducation

OpenCage query formatting best practice explaining not to send us anything other than addresses
13 April at 10:43 | Open on en.osm.town
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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

8/ Next, if you use the optional "no_record" parameter in your API call, we will keep ... absolutely no record of what your query was. None. Nada. Zilch.

opencagedata.com/api#no_record

#geoeducation #privacy

Screenshot from the OpenCage geocoding API docs explaining the optional no_record parameter
13 April at 10:45 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

9/ Finally, we do our best to educate users of the API about privacy implications of location data.

For example here is a guide to NOT showing precisely geocoded locations

opencagedata.com/guides/how-to

#geoeducation

Screenshot of OpenCage guide to using only imprecise or coarse location data
13 April at 10:46 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

10/ Digital privacy is a continually evolving issue. New technology makes so much possible, but also exposes us to new risks. It's a topic that is never "done".

We welcome (and pay for) suggestions as to how we can improve security. Here's our bug bounty program, at the bottom you can find a list of bug reports we've paid for:
opencagedata.com/security-boun

Here's a report we wrote about our experiences running a bug bounty program as a smaller company:
blog.opencagedata.com/post/run

#geoeducation

10/ Digital privacy is a continually evolving issue. New technology makes so much possible, but also exposes us to new risks. It's a topic that is never "done".

We welcome (and pay for) suggestions as to how we can improve security. Here's our bug bounty program, at the bottom you can find a list of bug reports we've paid for:
opencagedata.com/security-boun

Screenshot of the OpenCage security bounty program page
13 April at 10:49 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

11/ Thanks for reading and sharing

Please get in touch if you have any questions (or suggestions) about our approach to privacy or security (or anything else).

We have more threads about #geoeducation, the #geoweirdness of specific countries, border disputes, geocoding, etc linked on our blog: blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

Stay safe and private! πŸ•΅οΈ

Screenshot of the OpenCage blog page listing all of our geothreads
13 April at 10:52 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ replied to OpenCage

Final bonus toot - what to do if you want the benefits of tracking where you’ve been without the privacy risk? πŸ•΅οΈπŸ—ΊοΈ

Please check out our friends at @owntracks owntracks.org an open source, privacy-focused journey tracking and sharing software

#privacy #geoeducation

13 April at 10:54 | Open on en.osm.town
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