W3W has sent a legal threat to a security researcher[1][2] for tweeting about and sharing the open-source software alternative WhatFreeWords. Great way to make friends!

and here[3] is a long article of why w3w isn't safe for the use-cases they're peddling.

tl;dr: they're a garbage company, with a garbage product, run by ghouls.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/30/what3words-legal-threat-wh...

[2] https://twitter.com/AaronToponce/status/1387933438305394690

[3] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what3words-confusion-suitable...