Google Maps API Terms of Service Update

The nearby.org.uk blog has a good piece on the new Google Maps API Terms of Service agreement: Basically its laid out pretty clearly (see section 11.1) that if you use the API to display *your* data, then you grant Google a irrevocable licence to do as it sees fit with your data.  Sure it says “You retain copyright …

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Google Maps Kiosks found in the wild

Martijn Beijk has spotted Google Maps embedded in an ATM kiosk in Barcelona, Spain. These Google Maps kiosks were widely reported on last fall when gasoline pump maker Gilbarco Veeder-Root announced that they would be included in a new generation of gas pump. At the time, there was a coupon feature included that was supposed …

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