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Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 06 May 2024
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Also that you don't want to be depending on Google's products if you don't want to revamp every 2~3 years
Google Maps Api has been reliable for a very long time.
Google ain't stupid, they know which products they can google around and which not. Google Ads, Analytics and Maps customers are too valuable for them.