A hiker in British Columbia ended up in life-threatening circumstances after following a non-existent trail marked on Google Maps earlier this month. The route took the walker to a perilous cliff on ...

Google Maps is a powerful tool for discovering and exploring places. It covers a vast number of locations worldwide and provides detailed information about places, complete with user reviews and ...

Dating app users aren't the only ones to face "catfishing." Sadly, it's far too easy to get duped online. While Google is putting the hammer down on fake Google Maps listings, it's important to know ...

Over 10,000 fraudulent listings were uncovered and removed from Google Maps. These scams ranged from fake businesses to legitimate accounts that were hacked. Google says the people behind the scam ...

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After failing to get Google's attention about alleged security weaknesses on location listings added to Google Maps, an engineer created his own fake listings on the service that recorded calls made ...

Imagine you’re planning a road trip or trying to find a new restaurant in town. You pull out your phone, tap on Google Maps, and there it is – a world of information at your fingertips. But have you ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Google now places a notice or warning on some Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps when it thinks some of the reviews may be fake or fraudulent. We covered this notice when Google ...

Google has updated its Google Maps contributor fake engagement policy to flesh out in more detail how the policy works. The new text is like 40% longer and seems to have received a nice refresh.