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Also, China makes very accurate maps illegal, and beyond a certain level of precision, there is an asymmetry between Coords->Place and Place->Coords, due to a m
by hawkice 6y ago
Also, China makes very accurate maps illegal, and beyond a certain level of precision, there is an asymmetry between Coords->Place and Place->Coords, due to a munging operation they require for maps.
- nicbou 6y agoWhen I worked at HERE Maps, a colleague of mine was working on censorship for South Korean maps. You were not supposed to access them from outside of South Korea. There were also places where you saw different borders according to your own location.
- chewxy 6y agoI worked for a hotel startup once. When Russia annexed Crimea, it was all hands on deck to make sure Russian users/stakeholders (hotel owners) see Crimea as part of Russia and Ukrainian users/stakeholders see Crimea as part of Ukraine. IP based geotargeting is a bitch.
- Stevvo 6y agoIt's not illegal, you just need to be a Chinese entity and pay.