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Is Google Using Pilfered Maps? [Don't Be Evil]

Source: Gawker
Ormskirk : United Kingdom | about 1 month ago  
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  • A screenshot shows Google's new mapping navigation
    A screenshot shows Google's new mapping navigation
    Source: Reuters
A screenshot shows Google's new mapping navigation
The town of Argleton, England doesn't exist, but you can search its white pages, look for nearby chiropractors and map a jog through town, because "Argleton" is on Google Maps ...Google and its Dutch map provider told the UK Telegraph they have no idea how the fake town got onto Google Maps. "There are...
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  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month ago
    A village bearing that name appears on the online map tool, alongside the A59 major road in Lancashire and just south of Ormskirk. Search for the town on Google and it also boasts doctors, vacant jobs, houses to rent and even a golf club. But in...
  • News Source: Gawker | about 1 month ago
    The town of Argleton, England doesn't exist, but you can search its white pages, look for nearby chiropractors and map a jog through town, because "Argleton" is on Google Maps ...Google and its Dutch map provider told the UK Telegraph they have no...
  • News Source: Disinfo.com | about 1 month ago
    The town appears on Google Maps in the middle of fields close to the M58 motorway, just south of Ormskirk. Its ‘presence’ means that online businesses that use data from the software have detected it and automatically treated it as a real town in...
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