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They used the exact same strategy that map makers did with Phantom Settlements (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_settlement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P
by Veliladon 3y ago
They used the exact same strategy that map makers did with Phantom Settlements (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_settlement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_settlement).
- vertis 3y agoAlso Mountweazel[0] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry
- photoGrant 3y agoGoogle, et al. Still do this!
- mike_d 3y agoI think all the cases people have found with Google Maps are issues with upstream data providers. There are much more subtle ways to catch theft that do not have a negative user experience (the angle an alley connects two roads, or the curve of a highway).