{"id":16217,"date":"2014-02-20T13:24:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T17:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=16217"},"modified":"2014-02-21T07:31:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T11:31:36","slug":"google-maps-mapmaker-exploits-just-for-the-fun-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/20\/google-maps-mapmaker-exploits-just-for-the-fun-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps &#038; MapMaker Exploits &#8211; Just for the fun of it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: Google has taken these down. My sense is, in speaking with him, that @maptivist views that as a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Nyagoslav Zhekov wrote a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitespark.ca\/blog\/post\/26-google-maps-too-easy-spam\">blog post<\/a> yesterday detailing a long standing MapMaker abuse vector. The person claiming to be responsible, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maptivists\">@maptivist<\/a>, reached out to Darren, Nyagoslav and myself with some more examples of his MapMaker &#8220;work&#8221; which I present to you here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=super+mega+fun+time+land+north+korea&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=39.614152,126.436157&amp;spn=2.767441,3.532104&amp;sll=51.518357,-0.162048&amp;sspn=0.139719,0.220757&amp;hq=super+mega+fun+time&amp;hnear=North+Korea&amp;t=m&amp;z=8&amp;iwloc=A\">Super Mega Fun Time Land Suck Balls Kim Jongun Church of God<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.07.28-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.07.28 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.07.28-PM-520x319.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Snowden+Super+Secret+Hiding+Place+washington+dc&amp;ll=38.711233,-76.898804&amp;spn=0.857269,0.677032&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hq=Snowden+Super+Secret+Hiding+Place&amp;hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&amp;t=m&amp;z=10\">Snowden\u2019s Secret Hiding Place<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.11-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16220\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.10.11 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.11-PM-520x220.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.11-PM-520x220.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.11-PM-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.11-PM.png 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=323-743-4274+washington+dc&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=38.920021,-77.06068&amp;spn=0.106845,0.084629&amp;sll=40.756268,-111.89852&amp;sspn=0.01063,0.013797&amp;hq=323-743-4274&amp;hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&amp;t=m&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A\">Vladamir\u2019s Hangout<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.08.16-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.08.16 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.08.16-PM-520x329.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=mormon+comedy+club+salt+lake+city&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=40.771409,-111.89146&amp;spn=0.026001,0.021157&amp;sll=39.04579,-95.721549&amp;sspn=0.002725,0.003449&amp;hq=mormon+comedy+club&amp;hnear=Salt+Lake+City,+Salt+Lake+County,+Utah&amp;t=m&amp;z=15&amp;iwloc=A\">Mormon Comedy Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Snowden+Super+Secret+Hiding+Place+washington+dc&amp;ll=38.711233,-76.898804&amp;spn=0.857269,0.677032&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hq=Snowden+Super+Secret+Hiding+Place&amp;hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&amp;t=m&amp;z=10\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.08.56-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.08.56 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.08.56-PM-520x313.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Church+of+Scientology+aka+Church+with+no+Sense+of+Humor.+Or+Sense.+los+angeles&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=34.098093,-118.294532&amp;spn=0.003554,0.002645&amp;sll=39.429829,126.210938&amp;sspn=1.387429,1.766052&amp;hq=Church+of+Scientology+aka+Church+with+no+Sense+of+Humor.+Or+Sense.&amp;hnear=Los+Angeles,+Los+Angeles+County,+California&amp;t=m&amp;z=18&amp;iwloc=A\">Church of Scientology aka Church with no Sense of Humor. Or Sense.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.55-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.10.55 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.10.55-PM-520x333.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=not+phelps+topeka+kansas&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=39.045215,-95.720723&amp;spn=0.003429,0.004227&amp;sll=38.895559,-77.034395&amp;sspn=0.010922,0.013797&amp;hq=not+phelps&amp;hnear=Topeka,+Shawnee,+Kansas&amp;t=m&amp;z=18&amp;iwloc=A\"><b>Not<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0<b>Phelps<\/b>\u00a0Sex Toy Shop or\u00a0<b>Not<\/b>\u00a0Crazy Lawsuit Happy Bigots Read Matt 7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-2.42.39-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16233\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 2.42.39 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-2.42.39-PM-520x306.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-2.42.39-PM-520x306.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-2.42.39-PM-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-2.42.39-PM.png 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Blumenthals.com&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=42.079665,-78.430029&amp;spn=0.001593,0.001322&amp;sll=42.07958,-78.430077&amp;sspn=0.362864,0.793076&amp;hq=Blumenthals.com&amp;t=m&amp;z=19&amp;iwloc=C\">Blumenthals.com &#8211; Not the real one silly. Google is still my bit.ch. @maptivists<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.11.39-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.11.39 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.11.39-PM-520x305.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/109086426643275138770\/about\">new listing<\/a>&#8221; is verified (and of course being in touch with pop culture the way I am, I had to do a search to learn who Ron Burgundy was):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.46.12-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16226\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-20 at 12.46.12 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.46.12-PM-520x292.png\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.46.12-PM-520x292.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.46.12-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.46.12-PM-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12.46.12-PM.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Google has taken these down. My sense is, in speaking with him, that @maptivist views that as a challenge. Nyagoslav Zhekov wrote a blog post yesterday detailing a long standing MapMaker abuse vector. The person claiming to be responsible, @maptivist, reached out to Darren, Nyagoslav and myself with some more examples of his MapMaker &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-plus"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update: Google has taken these down. My sense is, in speaking with him, that @maptivist views that as a challenge. Nyagoslav Zhekov wrote a blog post yesterday detailing a long standing MapMaker abuse vector. 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