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  <h3 dir="auto">Problem</h3>
<p dir="auto">There have been several critical comments about the new contribution heat map feature. Some users see the publication of their contribution patterns as a violation of their privacy or even a breach of GDPR.</p>
<p dir="auto">Some of the discussions can be found here:</p>
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<li><a href="https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/umfrage-aktivitatskalender-auf-jeder-osm-user-seite/127294" rel="nofollow">https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/umfrage-aktivitatskalender-auf-jeder-osm-user-seite/127294</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.osm.town/@osm_tech/114160805593628586" rel="nofollow">https://en.osm.town/@osm_tech/114160805593628586</a></li>
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<h3 dir="auto">Description</h3>
<p dir="auto">Make this feature opt-in. Users need to activate it in their preferences for the heat map to be displayed.</p>
<h3 dir="auto">Screenshots</h3>
<p dir="auto"><em>No response</em></p><p style="font-size:small;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;color:#666;">—<br />Reply to this email directly, <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/5804">view it on GitHub</a>, or <a href="https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAK2OLLZC7LDPBF5WOXY4LD2UPPSXAVCNFSM6AAAAABZCHMBHSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSHEZDCOBZGQ3TANQ">unsubscribe</a>.<br />You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.<img src="https://github.com/notifications/beacon/AAK2OLIKEPKE2JSIOT5QCG32UPPSXA5CNFSM6AAAAABZCHMBHSWGG33NNVSW45C7OR4XAZNFJFZXG5LFVJRW63LNMVXHIX3JMTHK4KETGI.gif" height="1" width="1" alt="" /><span style="color: transparent; font-size: 0; display: none; visibility: hidden; overflow: hidden; opacity: 0; width: 0; height: 0; max-width: 0; max-height: 0; mso-hide: all">Message ID: <span><openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/5804</span><span>@</span><span>github</span><span>.</span><span>com></span></span></p>
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<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; white-space: pre-wrap; align-items: center; "><img alt="Discostu36" height="20" width="20" style="border-radius:50%; margin-right: 4px;" decoding="async" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/30999326?s=20&v=4" /><strong>Discostu36</strong> created an issue <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/5804">(openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#5804)</a></div>
<h3 dir="auto">Problem</h3>
<p dir="auto">There have been several critical comments about the new contribution heat map feature. Some users see the publication of their contribution patterns as a violation of their privacy or even a breach of GDPR.</p>
<p dir="auto">Some of the discussions can be found here:</p>
<ul dir="auto">
<li><a href="https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/umfrage-aktivitatskalender-auf-jeder-osm-user-seite/127294" rel="nofollow">https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/umfrage-aktivitatskalender-auf-jeder-osm-user-seite/127294</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.osm.town/@osm_tech/114160805593628586" rel="nofollow">https://en.osm.town/@osm_tech/114160805593628586</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 dir="auto">Description</h3>
<p dir="auto">Make this feature opt-in. Users need to activate it in their preferences for the heat map to be displayed.</p>
<h3 dir="auto">Screenshots</h3>
<p dir="auto"><em>No response</em></p>

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