whynotmaybe on Radar Maps Platform

The map isn't visible on my devices.

I have a pihole on my network and the "stock" block list contains api.radar.io

The list https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/h...

Their geofencing API seems to advertise tracking users. It seems to provide some kind of metadata storage alongside a geofencing API. My guess is that some websites are tracking their users though this API.

I haven't dug into it much further, but if their API is used for tracking, it should stay on the list.

Edit: looks like they provide a dashboard to follow the location history of any user using their API. Yeah, no, I'm adding this to my personal blacklist just in case.

pcl 2y

Perhaps this will help... https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/pull/2461

nickpatrick 2y

That's a pretty aggressive list...

stblack 2y

Hi! I maintain that list and its variants.

The list is for people who don't want to be tracked by third parties. That's who we serve, and that's why we do what we do.

Based on this...

https://radar.com/pricing

... note the "tracked users" feature, unless I'm missing something, this isn't going to change.

f3d46600-b66e 2y

+1, didn't work for me either. There's dozens of us!

4ndrewl 2y

Here to say the same. Thought it was borked on mobile, but I'm guessing it's pihole.

hackernewds 2y

why is radar blocked..

jeroenhd 2y

My guess: https://radar.com/product/geofencing

Best-in-class accuracy down to 5 meters

Open-source SDKs with smart presets and customizable tracking options to maximize battery efficiency, responsiveness, and accuracy.

Add geofencing to your apps with confidence. Visualize and debug every location update and geofence event with Radar’s dashboard.

Looks like this is used to follow the location history of app/website users on a map in the backend.

nickpatrick 2y

Not familiar with this list, but I'm guessing overly aggressive blocking of location APIs. More on our approach here: https://radar.com/trust

whynotmaybe 2y

No idea, api.radar.io is on the block list since January 2020.

The commit's comment is "major update from adaway.org"

https://github.com/stevenblack/hosts/commit/4fa0470

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