I'll just copy paste anc84's answer here from last year (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18646650)

"And it is (falsely[0]) patented, proprietary and generally deemed a bad thing by programmers and geofolk all around. Some previous criticisms:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8614198

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17423251

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15579017

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15580809 "

If you have a phone that can get your position to then determine which square you're in to provide you with 3 words to read out, you can just give out your exact co-ordinates from the map application...

I feel this is creating a problem that doesn't exist, and then shouting about fixing it.