Google admitted its app had been fooled by the stunt (via toofab)
"Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red, which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic," Weckert wrote in a statement."Do these maps function as dispositive nets that determine the behaviour, opinions and images of living beings, exercising power and controlling knowledge?" he asked.
"There is no such thing as neutral data.
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