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 === Can I download the entire raw database?===
-Not at this point. While we try to make the service as open as possible, the legal and privacy implications of making the raw data available aren't yet clear.
+No. While we try to make the service as open as possible, the underlying data contains personally identifiable information from both the users uploading data to us and from the owners of WiFi devices. We cannot publicly share this data without consent from those users.
-We are investigating this topic, but at this point there's no concrete timeline for when we'll reach a conclusion. With the limited resources the project has, it's probably going to take months rather than weeks.
+So far we haven't asked our users explicitly agree to this, so we cannot share the current raw data. We intend to extend our privacy policy to give our users the choice to opt-in to publicizing their data in the future.
+We can and intend to publicize the aggregated data set of cell locations, as these don't contain personal data.
 === What license is the data going the be available under?===