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Google Maps data could help governments track patients that a newly-diagnosed COVID-19 sufferer has been in contact with. Continue reading Should governments track your location to fight COVID-19?
Google this week is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the launch of Google Maps by adding several new features to the service.
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A gallery is tricked into giving millions to a fraudster, software tells doctors to push opioids onto patients, and an artist finds a novel way to trick Google Maps into thinking there’s a traffic jam.
All this and more is discussed in the latest… Continue reading Smashing Security #164: A bitter pill to swallow
Online mapping services pack in a lot of functionality that their paper-based forebearers could simply never imagine. Adding in metadata for local landmarks, businesses and respective reviews, and even live traffic data, they have the capability to deliver more information than ever before – and also correspondingly, shape human behaviour. …read more
Continue reading How Many Smartphones Does It Take To Make A Traffic Jam?
By Sudais Asif
He took 99 smartphones running the Google Maps app and then asked someone to roam them on the streets of Berlin.
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Google Maps’ new incognito mode is coming to the iPhone and iPads this week as part of Google’s aim to improve privacy throughout all its apps.
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An obsessed fan assaulted J-Pop star Ena Matsuoka after determining where she lived by zooming in on selfies she had posted on social media, and examining the reflection in her eyes.
Continue reading Stalker zoomed in on Japanese idol’s eyes to find out where she lived
Google Maps can now provide more detailed voice guidance for walking trips, and it seems incredibly useful for those with visual impairments.
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It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!” Continue reading Google brings Incognito mode to Maps
In areas where abortion access is under threat, misleading or wrong results are common, a VICE News analysis found. Continue reading Google Maps Is Still Directing Women Seeking Abortions to Pro-Life Clinics — and a Memorial for the ‘Unborn’