MADE TO GET WIPED.
SAVED TO REMEMBER.
Street art isn't meant to sit in a gallery forever. Most pieces only last a couple of weeks before the city rolls gray paint over them and they're gone for good. BUFFMAP is an open, private map that tracks what's up right now, what just got buffed, and the artists behind the walls.
SAVING THE ART
BEFORE IT'S
GONE.
Let's be real: street art is tricky. For artists painting outside the lines, dropping a GPS pin on an app can feel sketchy. If an app gets privacy wrong, people get in trouble. That's why privacy isn't some extra toggle in our settings — it's literally the foundation of everything we build.
When the city comes by with a roller and gray paint, the piece isn't lost forever on BUFFMAP. We keep a layer-by-layer history of the wall so you can see the whole story unfold over time. The wall changes hands, but the culture stays documented.
Blurred Locations
We fuzz exact GPS pins on unsanctioned spots so nobody can use our map to track artists down.
The Gray Buff Bar
When a piece gets painted over, the card updates so you don't waste a trip across town.
Ghost Profiles
No real names, no facial scans, and no social media stalking. You own your blackbook.
Fresh Wall Drops
New spots slide onto your feed clean and fast, right when they're verified by spotters.
HOW THE WALL FEED WORKS
These sample cards demonstrate filtering and wall histories. They are not live community submissions or current field reports.
FIND WALLS ACROSS YOUR CITY
Explore the intended map interaction with illustrative pins. No live community records or current locations are shown here.
COLLECT LESS. SHOW THE CHOICE.
You can't leak data you don't have. Every photo is scrubbed clean directly on your phone before it ever leaves your device.
TRY OUR PHOTO SCRUBBER
See how our app automatically strips out hidden GPS data, camera serial numbers, and exact timestamps right in your browser.
HOW WE PROTECT YOU
Protective defaults reduce exposure, while the policy states what the service and its map provider still process.
| Scenario | Potential Risk | How BUFFMAP Handles It |
|---|---|---|
| City / Authorities | Subpoenas & Data Requests | The app database stores pseudonymous account and submitted-record data, not real-name registration. Read the policy for the exact inventory. |
| Buff Crews | Scraping & Scouting | Rate limits and neighborhood-level area views keep locations protected. |
| Rivals / Stalkers | Tracking Movement | Delayed publication and calendar-day timestamps reduce real-time correlation. |
| Company Insiders | Database Leaks | Neighborhood precision is the default. Exact is a clearly warned, opt-in choice only for authorized legal walls. |
DIFFERENT VIBES. SAME APP.
Composite personas and quotes demonstrate intended workflows. They are product scenarios, not customer testimonials.
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO PILOT
The Android app creates recovery words inside the app, never on this website. Production access opens only after Google Play review.
REQUEST PILOT ACCESS
BUFFMAP is preparing its first Google Play production release for the San Diego pilot. Until Google approves it, support can help with legitimate testing access.
Request email is only for tester coordination. A BUFFMAP app account does not require an email address.
OUR PROMISE TO THE CULTURE
BUFFMAP will not publish a warrant-canary claim until the operator has reviewed and cryptographically signed it. No unsigned date or invented signature is presented as proof.
The live trust ledger still reports aggregate record and moderation counts. Read the privacy policy for the data the app, Cloudflare, and Google Maps actually process.
STATUS: NO SIGNED CANARY CLAIM IS ACTIVE
