#beacondb — Public Fediverse posts

I am currently researching at the FSFE for FreeYourAndroid on the topic of microG.

If you use microG, how have you installed it? Or was it already there?

(User app can come from F-Droid repo too)

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Ich recherchiere gerade bei der #FSFE für #FreeYourAndroid zum Thema #microG.

Falls du es benutzt, wie hast du es installiert? Oder war es bereits da?

#Android #Google #Privacy #PlayServices #Whatsapp #Navigation #DBNavigator #LineageOS #iodeOS #eOS #CalyxOS #CrDroid #UnifiedPush #BeaconDB

🤔 Oh, what a thrilling tale of #subprojects within subprojects! Matthew bravely embarks on an epic quest to understand something that could have been explained in two sentences. 🦸‍♂️ Meanwhile, #beaconDB trembles under the weight of its own irrelevance. 📡
https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/testing-out-ble-beacons-with-beacondb/ #thrillingtale #epicquest #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

You can contribute to the #freesoftware movement even if you don't know how to write #code here's some practical examples:

1. @beacondb & #Neostumbler

BeaconDB is community-driven wireless geolocation database that serves as a replacement for Mozilla Location Services (MLS), which was discontinued in March 2024.

why is this project important?

because #Google collects extensive location data tied to user accounts for advertising and profiling (even if you turn off location history) Google doesn't understand consent, what a surprise! :blob_rollingeyes:

BeaconDB will provide privacy friendly geolocation, allowing #degoogled #android ROMs like #CalyxOS and #GrapheneOS to be used without relying on Google (Google's location services)

Neostumbler is an #opensource android app, that collects geolocation data from wireless signals such as Wi-Fi access points, cell towers, and Bluetooth beacons, NS does not collect personal identifying information, only anonymized wireless signal data and it can be turned off at any time. (can't say the same for Google)

you can start contributing to BeaconDB simply by downloading and installing NeoStumbler, enabling GPS, open NS and start a scan, start walking or driving, and after you cross a certain distance, you'll see some generated reports, press upload to upload them all (you can also go to settings and enable automatic uploading in the background)

If you want to volunteer and help us free our phones, laptops and smart watches from corporate ecosystems (like Google's location services) and achieve digital sovereignty in the aspect of geolocation, take a look at these links

- BeaconDB: https://beacondb.net/
- NeoStumbler: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler

#opensource #geolocation #linux #programming #coding #technology #geoip #software #gis #openstreetmap #tech #github #iot #data #security #opensourceprojects #geotagging #locationdata #mapdata #opendata #fdroid #beaconDB #neostumbler #location #surveillance #privacy #mozilla #firefox

Bei #beacondb gibt's noch Datenlücken um den #baldeneysee herum (und auch in #hattingen). Mag nicht mal jemensch Daten sammeln? https://beacondb.net/ Irgendwann komme ich bestimmt auch wieder dorthin, aber hier gibt's bestimmt auch so genügend Leute, die da sowieso regelmäßig herumradeln (sei es #mdrza oder #freizeit) oder auch #laufen.

Are you already collecting wireless information like wifi points and GSM antennas for #beaconDB?

Building a #bigtech independent database with such information is important for #DigitalSovereignty.

The #MobileLinux eco system already uses beaconDB for determining the position of devices when there is no #GPS.

Learn here how you can contribute to this #crowdsourced project:

https://beacondb.net/

#opensource #FOSS #Linux #digitalautonomy #WiFi #location #position #privacy

BeaconDB: alternatywna usługa AGPS dla Google/Apple Location Services

Przez lata jedyną alternatywą dla Google/Apple Location Services była Mozilla Location Services, jednak została ona zamknięta w 2024 roku. Zaraz po zamknięciu MLS na horyzoncie pojawił się BeaconDB, który szybko zyskał sympatię byłych użytkowników MLSu. Najlepsza część? Tym projektem zarządza tylko jeden Australijczyk – Joel Koen.

https://kontrabanda.net/r/beacondb-alternatywna-usluga-agps-dla-google-apple-location-services/

#AGPS #AppleLocationServices #BeaconDB #GoogleLocationServices #Poradniki

Have you ever collected data for #OpenCellID #MozillaLocationService #WiGLE or #BeaconDB ?

Please retoot!

@[email protected] @[email protected]
@WiGLEnet
@BrodieOnLinux

#opensource #opendata #openstreetmap #foss #networklocation #mls #microg #grapheneos #geoclue #towercollector #neostumbler