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*'''User Freedom:''' Limited; closed-source design, restrictive API license, and prohibitions on independent implementations.<ref name="osm">{{cite web|title=what3words codes in OSM|publisher=OpenStreetMap Wiki|url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/What3words |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004212017/https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/What3words |archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> | *'''User Freedom:''' Limited; closed-source design, restrictive API license, and prohibitions on independent implementations.<ref name="osm">{{cite web|title=what3words codes in OSM|publisher=OpenStreetMap Wiki|url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/What3words |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004212017/https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/What3words |archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> | ||
*'''Transparency:''' Poor; the algorithm, wordlists, and error handling are not publicly auditable. | *'''Transparency:''' Poor; the algorithm, wordlists, and error handling are not publicly auditable. | ||
*'''Business Model:''' Proprietary licensing, metered API access, and restrictions on redistribution of derived data.<ref name="api">{{cite web|title=API Licence Agreement|publisher=What3Words|date=17 April 2025|url=https://what3words.com/api-licence-agreement}}</ref> | *'''Business Model:''' Proprietary licensing, metered API access, and restrictions on redistribution of derived data.<ref name="api">{{cite web|title=API Licence Agreement|publisher=What3Words|date=17 April 2025|url=https://what3words.com/api-licence-agreement |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250926144708/https://what3words.com/api-licence-agreement |archive-date=26 Sep 2025}}</ref> | ||
*'''Market Competition:''' Faces criticism compared to open alternatives such as Plus Codes, traditional coordinates, and Mapcodes. | *'''Market Competition:''' Faces criticism compared to open alternatives such as Plus Codes, traditional coordinates, and Mapcodes. | ||
*'''Public Safety Impact:''' Mixed; documented cases of miscommunication and near-miss incidents have raised concern among emergency services.<ref name="bbc2021b">{{cite web|title=App used by emergency services under scrutiny|date=28 April 2021|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56901363 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251103120626/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56901363 |archive-date=3 Nov 2025}}</ref> | *'''Public Safety Impact:''' Mixed; documented cases of miscommunication and near-miss incidents have raised concern among emergency services.<ref name="bbc2021b">{{cite web|title=App used by emergency services under scrutiny|date=28 April 2021|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56901363 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251103120626/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56901363 |archive-date=3 Nov 2025}}</ref> | ||