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Google Maps Hacks by Simon Weckert
Simon Weckert
An art project by Simon Weckert in which 99 smartphones pulled in a handcart create a fake traffic jam on Google Maps. A green street shows as red, which diverts cars to other routes.
HN cites it as a playful example of attacking crowd-sourced traffic data and of how automated systems can be fooled.
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