Think twice before hiking with Google Maps

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Google needs to fix a serious Google Maps problem that came to light in recent days. While Maps is one of the best tools for navigating busy cities, you should think twice before following its instructions on your next hiking excursion. Reports have detailed a couple of cases in Scotland where Google Maps offered potentially fatal hiking routes to users relying on the popular navigation app to guide them. Google has already made changes to the Google Maps hiking experience for those locations and is analyzing the situation further.

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Think twice before hiking with Google Maps originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 19 Jul 2021 at 19:55:52 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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