[908B64B197]

> what my local government/news says about air quality

That's assuming the local government is giving the truth regarding air quality and that their "official scale" is made to reflect reality and not obscure some measurements.

[nullindividual]

Let's not go there. Unsubstantiated conspiracy theories do not add to this discussion.

[calsy]

Unlike basic weather metrics like temperature, humidity etc. Air quality measurements are directly impacted by human activity and are extremely contentious.

In my hometown, there is a fight between locals and waste operators over excessive burn offs. The validity of air quality readings from the area are being tested in court.

In the past, the Vietnamese government removed IQAir from the App Store and Google Play as citizens became increasingly concerned about the air quality in the capital cities.

You wont learn much if you label everything you don't understand a 'conspiracy theory'. Air quality is not just another weather measurement.

[908B64B197]

> Unsubstantiated

[0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210421151224.h...

[1] https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1225792.shtml

[bluecalm]

A Government massaging the data to make the situation look better than it is doesn't qualify as a conspiracy theory. Rather as expected outcome if anything.

The point is that the raw data is always the most valuable. Translating it is an easy task that can be done if the user wishes so.

[cyanydeez]

Or that it's legal to translate national information.

Remember when trump defaced a NOAA weather map? Everyone knew he broke a law.

Now imagine advertising a local quality data set and giving it your own advisory information.

Great: open source

Not a chance: Apple