Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by bpye on Sunday November 25, 2018 @08:05PM (#18530210)

I always try to submit my changes to both. I would like OSM to be great but I find myself using Google Maps as well, it's good for me for both to be up to date.

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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by philtar on Sunday November 25, 2018 @10:19PM (#18530792)

Google maps copies a ton of data from open street map. The other day my oddly specific edit on OSM was on Google maps within 72 hours.

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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by Freak_NL on Monday November 26, 2018 @03:12AM (#18531836)

Google doesn't seem to do that in my area (OpenStreetMap is way more accurate and up-to-date). I'd be surprised if they do because of the legal consequences for tainting their database with unlicensed data.

Did you set up a follow up test to find out if this wasn't just a chance occurrence? For example, by introducing a feature that exists (some unmapped named side street), but subtly misspelled on purpose.

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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by bluGill on Monday November 26, 2018 @09:14AM (#18533449)

When I signed up for OSM I checked the box that I consider my contribution to be public domain. I'm sure google checks for that and only imports the public domain changes.

Since my only goal was to get friends to my house instead of some corn field a mile away I accomplished my goals. I can see how someone who makes a lot of contributions would want otherwise, but my goals are different.

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