I currently use “The Transit App” for navigating by transit. How bad is that privacy wise? I know it tracks your location at least while you’re in the en route mode because it advertises that as part of its real time tracking system, and I’m torn on whether I’m okay with that given that I directly benefit from the improved real time data whenever someone else taking the same line is end route (you can see transit vehicles being tracked by another user’s app session vs data from the transit agency itself). Is there anything more shady going on with that app? Is there any way to tell whether it’s recording my motion sensors? Is the generic sounding name intentionally hiding that it’s made by the CIA or something?
Which libre software licence text file does it have, none?
So, we don’t control it. We can’t fork it. How are going to stop it abusing us? We don’t.
We know who has the power here. It’s not us users.
How many times are we going to get rekt by the same old scam?
At least once more until you go and recreate the app in open source.
‘Open source’ misses the point of libre software.
Then go spearhead your libre software and we’ll use it!
Always waiting for replacements helps them keep making new malware. This only ends when we reject them from the start.