Wherefam

Questions
1

Has anyone had any experience with Wherefam? Any privacy/security red flags to consider?

2

Plenty:

Line #14 states this:

private let geocoder = CLGeocoder()

That contacts Apple’s geocoding servers to convert coordinates into a human-readable place name.

The latter line disable Apple’s App Transport Security globally, allowing the app to make unencrypted HTTP connections to arbitrary endpoints.

MapLibre uses external map tile servers, so the claim of the app not using servers is false.

The major problem with this roadmap is that crucial safety features are listed at the very end of it instead of at the beginning. The “Assitance” typo is minor.

I can list more, but I believe I have done enough damage in this topic.

3

Thanks so much. Will steer clear of this for the time being.

4

This font that Claude loves is starting to piss me off, it’s everywhere.

5

That font is Playfair Display:

6

If you plan on monitoring your kids, remember that you are teaching them that being monitored all the time is ok. To raise them to be a critical thinker imho requires parents to teach their children they have a right to privacy.