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I am here

About us

I am here is an open source Android app to share your location while you move, on your own terms: no mandatory account, no service in between, the data goes where you decide. Alongside it there is a small PHP server to install on your own hosting, to collect the positions and see them on a map.

Who is behind it

iamhere.it is run by one person, in Bologna, as part of Fribbynetwork, a small network of sites. There is no company and no editorial team behind it: just a passion for what we do and the wish to do it well.

How it was born

The idea was born on a bicycle: letting the people who care about us know where we are and that all is well, without handing our movements to a service that keeps them. That is why the live view matters, not the archive.

The code of the app and the server is public on GitHub, under the GPL 3 or later: anyone can read it, check it and improve it.

The Fribbynetwork sites

iamhere.it shares the same rules and the same server with the other sites of the network:

  • fribby.net: technology, with software, games, online services and news (in Italian)
  • daticloud.it: software and games to download, open source or freely redistributable
  • sottocos.to: deals and promotions from online shops (in Italian)
  • gat.to: link shortener, used by many schools too (in Italian)

You can find them all at fribbynetwork.net.

What we do not do

  • We do not see where you go: the app sends positions only where you decide and if you choose our server they reach it encrypted.
  • We do not sell our visitors' data and we use no third-party analytics or social network pixels: the privacy page explains how we handle data.
  • We do not ask you to sign up: the app works without an account. A Fribbynetwork account is only needed to use our trip server.

How it is made

The site is written in PHP with no framework and runs on a server of ours in Germany, managed by us. The app uses OpenFreeMap maps and no Google services.

Writing to us

For questions or suggestions write to info@fribbynetwork.net; to report a problem with the app or the server there is the issues page on GitHub.

The owner

The owner's details (business name, VAT number, tax code and REA number) are in the image below.