Route planning without data tracking: Qwant Maps


  • TECH
  • Friday, 12 Jul 2019

Qwant Maps follows the same data protection approach as the Qwant search engine and promises not to track users or save their queries and routes. — dpa

The search engine Qwant has developed its own map service. Qwant Maps is based on data from the Open Street Map project and allows users to search locations or view routes on their computer or smartphone.

The maps service follows the same data protection approach as the Qwant search engine and promises not to track users or save their queries and routes.

However, if you want to use personalized data and store favourite locations or routes, you can use Qwant's associated service Masq – this stores the data in encrypted form on your device.

The quantity of information available on the maps is impressive, whether it's shops, campsites, clubs, pharmacies, banks, supermarkets, restaurants, cinemas, bus stops, petrol stations or schools.

However, this is still the beta version of the map service so one important detail is missing – house numbers. That makes meaningful route planning difficult or even impossible in some cases. – dpa

The Star Festive Promo: Get 35% OFF Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Tech News

Anthropic buys Super Bowl ads to slap OpenAI for selling ads in ChatGPT
Chatbot Chucky: Parents told to keep kids away from talking AI dolls
South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users
Opinion: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they look like money
Anthropic mocks ChatGPT ads in Super Bowl spot, vows Claude will stay ad-free
Tesla 2.0: What customers think of Model S demise, Optimus robot rise
Vista Equity Partners and Intel to lead investment in AI chip startup SambaNova, sources say
Apple plans to allow external voice-controlled AI chatbots in CarPlay, Bloomberg News reports
Goldman Sachs teams up with Anthropic to automate banking tasks with AI agents, CNBC reports
US Justice Department casts wide net on Netflix's business practices in merger probe, WSJ reports

Others Also Read