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IDK exactly when it started, but at a certain point Google Maps and Locations services (or some other Google Play Services libs, not totally sure) on my phone started asking me to review a particular store or restaurant based on the fact that they knew I had visited that store or restaurant recently.

Sometimes the request for a review would appear while I was in that place of business. I found it both annoying and disturbing.



Yeah, you are right. And these apps are proprietary. So there is no way to look at their source and make sure everything's good.




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