[LINK] When Google is wrong (was Google malware label)

Rick Welykochy rick at praxis.com.au
Tue Feb 3 13:49:29 AEDT 2009


grant at apc.org.au wrote:

> The risks & perils of relying on GPS based navigation & mapping systems,
> perhaps? :)

Like the Italian driver who wound up on the railway tracks?

<http://www.02blog.it/post/1667/mai-fidarsi-troppo-del-navigatore>

Or driving into a raging river:

<http://www.gadling.com/2007/06/30/dont-blindly-trust-your-gps/>

Are these the same people that do exactly what phishers and other
crims tell them to do on their computers?

Hrm ... a new cross section of society ripe for the annual Darwin Awards!


Here is a handy guide to avoid the decrease in human intelligence
that accompanies an increase in GPS prevalence:

<http://www.helium.com/items/794479-common-mistakes-that-people-make-with-gps>



cheers
rickw




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