[OSM-talk] Geofabrik Download server maintains privacy | Re: Maintaining privacy as a casual mapper

[James]

but lets be honest, if there was a malicious entity that wanted to find out
where he lived, an OpenStreetMap account isnt really a barrier to entry.

On Sun., Nov. 3, 2019, 6:31 a.m. Rory McCann, <rory at technomancy.org> wrote:

> On 03.11.19 11:42, Philippe Latulippe wrote:
> > Are there better ways to maintain some privacy while editing the map?
> > Are there some tools? Or is there a way to make edits in a way that
> > doesn't reveal my username to regular users?
>
> It might interest you to know that on the Geofabrik download server (
> https://download.geofabrik.de/ ), the public files don't have usernames,
> user ids, or changeset ids, to preserve privacy. Some use cases need
> this detail, which is available under stricter conditions with an
> OpenStreetMap login account ( https://osm-internal.download.geofabrik.de/
> ).
>
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