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Title: Google Maps hides an image of the Android robot urinating on Apple
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The Guardian
URL Source: http://www.theguardian.com/technolo ... bot-pissing-on-apple?CMP=fb_gu
Published: Apr 24, 2015
Author: Alex Hern
Post Date: 2015-04-24 09:35:46 by Willie Green
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Views: 572
Comments: 1
A small patch of terrain in Google Maps just south of the Pakistani city of Rawlpindi has been found to contain a bizarre image of the Android robot urinating on the Apple logo. The image, apparently an Easter egg added by a Google employee or data provider, remains visible on Google Maps itself. While some parts of Google’s mapping data are user-editable, the base terrain information isn’t, suggesting that whoever inserted the image has privileged access – and perhaps thought it wouldn’t be found. Unsurprisingly, the real terrain underneath bears no resemblance to the picture, (loosely) adapted from a famous bootleg of Bill Watterson’s newspaper strip Calvin and Hobbes. And just a few miles east, another treat lies buried: Which wag is inserting these treats into the mapping data? How has Google not spotted them before now? When will they be removed? Google was unable to comment by press time – if you know the answers, or find another example, leave a comment below.
The image in its original location. 
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#1. To: Willie Green (#0)
The location is 20 miles south of Islamabad, Pakistan. If you zoom in too far, it disappears but they haven't removed it yet. Lots of people and different companies do have access to the add-ons database, not just Google employees.
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