Guilty! How Google Maps judges Britain’s courts
by James Ball from Technology | The Guardian on (#3HAQ4)
The search engine's map now allows you to review any business building in the world - and the country's magistrates are taking a kicking
Getting barraged with bad reviews on a site such as TripAdvisor has become the bane of every restaurant owner's existence - but the negative reviews culture has spread well beyond places to eat out.
Google's recent decision to allow anyone to review any business building in the world has led to UK courts and police stations facing a flurry of reviews. The verdict? Mixed, to say the least.
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