Openstreetmap iconOpenstreetmapAug 31, 2026 ~1 min source read

State of the Map 2026 (Day 1 - Part 2)

I managed to finally come back at around 15:56, but by that time, the Guadeloupe room was already empty. I managed to access the "traces of discussion about the talk" that were still left behind in the Venueless chatbox.

State of the Map 2026 (Day 1 - Part 2)
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I managed to finally come back at around 15:56, but by that time, the Guadeloupe room was already empty.

I managed to access the "traces of discussion about the talk" that were still left behind in the Venueless chatbox.

Even with blurring, by having people take photos across a wide time range, AI will be able to deduct when someone was at home, where certain cars were parked and so on, revealing lots of personal info.

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I managed to finally come back at around 15:56, but by that time, the Guadeloupe room was already empty. I managed to access the "traces of discussion about the talk" that were still left behind in the Venueless chatbox. Even with blurring, by having people take photos across a wide time range, AI will be able to deduct when someone was at home, where certain cars were parked and so on, revealing lots of personal info.

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  • Is that a good thing that we want to support?" I have known Panoramax for a long time.
  • While editing WeeklyOSM's entries, I frequently received news about their releases and updates.
  • I also happened to learn about updates regarding Baba, a mobile app for contributing to the Panoramax project, because of my activity with WeeklyOSM.
  • Recently, I finally installed Baba and uploaded photos to Panoramax for the first time, thanks to someone's suggestion on c.osm.org.
  • I documented the whole train of thought behind this decision in this Mastodon thread.

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According to my personal schedule, I was supposed to attend the Guadeloupe room at around 14:50, for a talk titled "State of Panoramax." But in reality, the opening speech was still continuing at least until 15:02, and I had to sign out at 15:16. Someone asked this question at 15:21: "Question for Panoramax:

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