OpenStreetMap is concerned: thousands of AI bots are collecting data

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OpenStreetMap is concerned: thousands of AI bots are collecting data

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Openstreetmap@feddit.uk · 23 days ago

Bots are said to be harvesting OpenStreetMap data on a large scale. This costs money and endangers the project.

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