Privacy
The Hivemapper Network takes privacy seriously
The Hivemapper Network is designed to protect people's privacy. Your personal information and location data are not the product being monetized. The Hivemapper Network is building a private and anonymous mapping network.
Hivemapper generates random three-word usernames to protect the identity of its contributors. Hivemapper asks its contributors not to share their username anywhere to stay anonymous. This way, nobody knows who provided map coverage for a given location other than it was uploaded by a contributor with an anonymous username like “Pumping Grey Shoveler” or "Awesome Tomato Actor" which is accessible in the Hivemapper App, under the Settings tab.
The Hivemapper Network will never ask its contributors to share personal information such as passwords, secret recovery phrases, phone numbers, credit card numbers, or home addresses. The only thing needed is the imagery you collect while you drive with your dashcam. Hivemapper will never ask for your personal information nor sell it.
The collected location data in the Hivemapper Network Explorer is not associated to any username. Hivemapper doesn't share your username or places you mapped, so no one will know your location unless you tell them. We use various means to verify your mapping data's location while allowing your contributions to remain anonymous.
Hivemapper is transparent about the data contributors are collecting and how it is leveraged to build the Hivemapper Network. Furthermore, the Hivemapper Dashcam is an open source device and the code that determines what is collected can be inspected by anyone.
Hivemapper uses computer vision algorithms to blur out license plates and faces to protect the privacy of anyone who happens to be captured in mapping images. For example, here are a couple of images Hivemapper contributors uploaded:
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Hivemapper’s computer vision algorithms blur out license plates. A Hivemapper contributor uploaded this image.
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Hivemapper’s computer vision algorithms blur out faces. A Hivemapper contributor uploaded this image.
Blockchain technology facilitates a new level of encryption, privacy, and anonymity. The Hivemapper Network is built on the Solana blockchain.
Receiving HONEY requires a crypto wallet to be connected to the Hivemapper app. Generally, wallets don't track personal identifiable information and are not necessarily linked to your identity.