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OpenStreetMap Reports Data Vandalism From Google-Owned IPs

Posted by timothy on from the yes-but-where-are-the-perps dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Following reports of misconduct by Google employees in Kenya and India, It has been found that Google IP addresses have been responsible for deliberate vandalism of OpenStreetMap data. While it is unlikely that this was a deliberate or coordinated attack by Google HQ on the competition, multiple such reports does raise the question of whether or not Google has become too big to effectively enforce its 'Don't be evil' philosophy across its massive organization."

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  1. Shocking by fph+il+quozientatore · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disconcerting. What next now, Norton producing viruses?

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    1. Re:Shocking by unity100 · · Score: 5, Funny

      norton is itself a virus since 1995-96.

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  2. Summary has the motto all wrong by JSBiff · · Score: 1, Funny

    Google's motto isn't "Do no evil", it's "Don't be evil". You can do as much evil actions as you want as long as you're doing them for a good cause (Google's success), then you aren't being evil.