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Couple suing Google Maps after it sent them to a notorious crime hotspot where they were brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint(www.the-express.com)

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Couple suing Google Maps after it sent them to a notorious crime hotspot where they were brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint::A Los Angeles couple filed a lawsuit against Google Maps for allegedly navigating them to a notorious South African crime neighborhood where tourists are left ‘injured, maimed or dead.’

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Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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They wouldn’t need to label them as bad to inform users. It’s possible to display crime statistics without bias.

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BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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Crime statistics come preloaded with systemic bias for your convenience.

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agent_flounder@lemmy.world
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Except that still has the same effect and simply amplifies the result of shitty policies.

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Tangent5280@lemmy.world
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That would still entrench the area - How would a change of bad to good reflect on google maps? How quickly would that change show up?

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