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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by abawany on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @05:00PM (#13118706)
Thank you. This has been going on for a while (as I recall, a Maps update last year first committed this crime - wish I had an apk backup of the prior version).

I now use HERE WeGo or OsmAnd (on non-GAPPS devices, from f-droid). While the experience is not nearly as cool, I love the fact that I am not participating in uncontrolled monitoring and unexpected battery drainage.

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by Drdrdrq on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @11:09PM (#13120406)
+1 for OSMand. The app keeps getting better and better, kudos to developers! It might not be as "cool" as G Maps (though I'm not so sure about it), but at least I can take my maps with me everywhere I go. Not to mention the fact that it is not sending my position anywhere.
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