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February 27, 2016 07:06 am PST
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_applyChinaLocationShift: In China, national security means that all the maps are wrong
Chinese law makes independent mapmaking a crime (you may not document "the shapes, sizes, space positions, attributes, etc. of man-made surface installations") and requires tech companies to randomly vary the locations of all landmarks by 100-500m. (more…)
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