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Notorious Mafia Fugitive Caught Chilling on Google Street View
A Cosa Nostra gangster on the run for 20 years was arrested after being snapped by Google Maps while chatting outside his Madrid grocery.
We Asked People Who Review Things Like Phone Boxes and Entire Oceans: Why?
You know those people who leave unnecessarily bad reviews for absolutely everything? We set out to discover who those people are.
Six Reasons Why Google Maps Is the Creepiest App On Your Phone
Google knows where you are, and so do advertisers.
Google Maps Thinks This Beautiful Beach Is In Landlocked Belarus
The main photo for Belarus on Google Maps, submitted by a suspiciously active account, is actually of a very pretty ocean cliffside in Cornwall, England.
Delhi High Court Orders Prisoners on Bail to Mark Attendance Using WhatsApp and Google Maps
After releasing prisoners to avoid overcrowding of jails during the pandemic, authorities now are looking for newer ways to track those out on bail.
This Man Created Traffic Jams on Google Maps Using a Red Wagon Full of Phones
By pulling 99 phones down empty streets, artist Simon Weckert made it look like they were gridlocked on Google Maps.
Google Maps Is Still Directing Women Seeking Abortions to Pro-Life Clinics — and a Memorial for the ‘Unborn’
In areas where abortion access is under threat, misleading or wrong results are common, a VICE News analysis found.
The People Paid to Dox Airbnb Addresses
In response to a need to enforce short term rental legislation, an industry of companies has popped up tasked with finding the real addresses of Airbnbs and other properties.
This Artist Is Hacking Google to Create Surreal Street View Art
Brooklyn-based artist Jason Isolini has inserted over 42 immersive pieces of art into Google Maps’s Street View tool.
QLD Police Couldn't Find a Man’s Body Because of Google Maps
"The fact the ground search was conducted over only half the property was very regretful and should not have happened," said the coroner.
The One Place in the US Google Earth Stopped Mapping
For eight years, Google Earth didn't update its satellite image of a military installation in Nevada. So we bought one ourselves.