- Why almost every map app in Malaysia runs on Google Malaysia can use other maps. Most apps don't, because the places Malaysians add every day can only be used through Google. Here is what that gets right, and what it costs.
- How open source works Open source means anyone can read, use and improve something, as long as they follow its licence. Here is how that works for software, and for maps.
- What a server is, and why it matters where it sits Your phone can't do everything alone. A server is a computer somewhere else that does the rest. Here is what Bound's servers do, and why their location matters.
- Why the country your data lives in matters Data stored abroad follows the law of the country it sits in, and of the company that holds it. That's why Bound keeps your data in Malaysia, or Singapore at most.
- What a navigation app can learn about you A map app sees where you go. That is enough to work out where you live, work and pray. Here is how Bound avoids learning it.
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