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Show HN: DashMap – A dash cam navigation app

3 pointsby ralfcheungalmost 2 years ago
Hi HN,<p>The other day I was stuck in traffic, and I looked around and couldn&#x27;t help myself notice the following. The cars next to me all have the same things -- dash cam and phone for navigation. I thought, why not just one of them?<p>Introducing DashMap, a dash cam app with turn-by-turn navigation. No more pulling out micro SD card or connecting to the dash cam&#x27;s wifi when there&#x27;s an accident. Just stop recording and your video is there.<p>Renting a car when you travel overseas? All you need is to bring your phone holder and voila. If you have an accident, simply just show the video to local police.<p>Uber drivers who are afraid of drunk riders? You can use the front facing camera.<p>Simplicity is our goal. We know that some dash cams have more features like 24&#x2F;7 recording, but all of these come with costs like killing your car&#x27;s battery. We want to deliver an integrated user experience for our users that even your grandma knows how to use it.<p>Check it out and would love to hear your comments.<p>Currently exclusive to iOS users.

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nateb2022almost 2 years ago
&gt; While using Our Application, in order to provide features of Our Application, We may collect, with Your prior permission:<p>&gt; Information regarding your location<p>&gt; Pictures and other information from your Device’s camera and photo library<p>&gt; We use this information to provide features of Our Service, to improve and customize Our Service. The information may be uploaded to the Company’s servers and&#x2F;or a Service Provider’s server or it may be simply stored on Your device.<p>(from your privacy policy)<p>Why, if videos are stored on my phone, does the privacy policy permit pictures&#x2F;videos from my photo library to be uploaded into your server or the server of a Service Provider (which, by definition, could include analytics&#x2F;telemetry providers)?