@Peternimmo @ocdtrekkie @ariadne @davidgerard I don't think the volunteer angle is right, OpenStreetMap could get the first problem at times (although there's moderation with verifications of sources) but the second one is growing more and more rare as it gets adopted by public services themselves (which also means first problem getting even more rare).

And I'd say describing free labor with no rights whatsoever on it as "volunteer" is horrible, and I'm not sure on this (haven't used Google software in ages) but I don't think there's much free will in the first place.