Google IP Vandalizing OpenStreetMap [Not a comprehensive post]

Post by kaze » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 8:42 AM UTC

tylermenezes wrote: post #7

Natsu wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If these are the same as the Mocality people, I wonder how long before Google audits and fires them? I also wonder if we'll find out about any more wrongdoing. Hopefully Google shuts them down soon.

I'm really suspicious of any claim that the top brass at Google honestly knew nothing about it... (What would these employees even have to gain? It's not like they have much to gain if Google's stock goes up, and if they're hiding this from management, they're not getting paid for it.)

Post by nostromo » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 8:59 AM UTC

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 9:02 AM UTC

Post by wisty » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 9:08 AM UTC

Hrundi wrote: post #2

This is the user, but I'm having a rough time trying to identify the offending edits: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/kane123/edits Has Google released any statement beyond the one that said "We were mortified to learn that a team of people..."? I'm overly curious on the results from Google's investigation. I can see the connection with Mocality being mentioned, but vandalizing seems odd. I would venture that this…

Post by nmridul » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 9:36 AM UTC

chrisacky wrote: post #6

I can understand Mocality posting on a blog their findings, but this is an awful and not very credible way of make public your accusations. Look forward to an explaination?... then contact them directly instead of "sand bagging" them (borrowing a colloquialism from Family Guy).