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Re:OwnTracks: Self-hosted, open source location tracking by conradev on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:17AM (#11326370)
I believe that's the entire reason this product was built:

> OwnTracks is open-source and uses open protocols for communication so you can be sure your data stays secure and private.

I think OwnTracks was named because you "own" all of the data.

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Re:OwnTracks: Self-hosted, open source location tracking by xnyhps on Monday March 21, 2016 @04:50AM (#11326857)
Except for displaying your location on Google Maps and using Google's APIs to do reverse geocoding...

Their definition of "private" doesn't seem to include "private from Google".

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Re:OwnTracks: Self-hosted, open source location tracking by jpmens on Monday March 21, 2016 @11:31AM (#11328760)
That is, indeed, the "Own" in OwnTracks, and aside from the reverse geo-coding (which has to come from somewhere!) you do own your data.
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