I’d like to track hurricanes. All the apps I see collect all kinds of personal data. I just go to NOAA to see the advisories, but wondering if there is something better.

Edit: OS is Android 14 Edit: looking for radar (probably) or some other feature to track hurricanes (I don’t know what tools there are besides radar, but if there’s something else I’m interested).

  • ssm@lemmy.sdf.org
    62·
    5 months ago

    OpenWeatherMap seems promising, but their site uses Google analytics, have a lengthy privacy policy I’m not reading all of, and they have a bunch of paid subscription plans, so I’m rather pessimistic.

    • xorollo@leminal.spaceOP
      2·
      5 months ago

      Hmm, the app on google play store says it collects no information and shares no information with third parties. I’m hopeful about this one.

      —actually, looks like a nice general weather app, but doesn’t have hurricane tracking features

    • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
      32·
      5 months ago

      Having Google analytics means it’s the same as a Google owned website. You shouldn’t recommend such services for privacy.

      • ssm@lemmy.sdf.org
        5·
        5 months ago

        What part of “I’m rather pessimistic” and complaining about their privacy policy sounds like a recommendation. It was more intended as a warning.

    • refalo@programming.dev
      22·
      5 months ago

      I don’t understand this obsession with only taking advantage of free labor and giving nothing back. Seems anti-thetical to the entire FOSS movement.

      • ssm@lemmy.sdf.org
        31·
        5 months ago

        Ah yes when I think of the FOSS movement I think of greedy corporations that only care about how much money they get out of their contributor’s labor. FOSS has proven the exact opposite if anything: that economics are built on lies, and that people can and will produce useful projects without any economic gain.