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 ...

10,000 fake listings removed from Google Maps. Update, March 21, 2025: This story has been updated with a statement from Halimah DeLaine Prado, Google General Counsel regarding the Google Maps scam ...

Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit, ...

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 ...

I have slowly turned into that frustrating person who won't go somewhere before checking its reviews on Google Maps. However, I also get suspicious when the reviews are too good — there's no pleasing ...

Google is suing a man it says was part of a scam network creating fake businesses on Google Maps. The network allegedly collected and sold the personal data of users who contacted those businesses. It ...

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 Maps reviews can be an extremely helpful resource. Whatever the business is involved in, the reviews can help people decide whether to frequent that business. Which is why fake reviews, both ...

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has reached an agreement with Google to counter the scourge of fake online reviews. The internet giant has committed to several remedies. Bogus endorsements have ...