[New post] Google sued over Waze’s alleged theft of map information

sskarthik posted: "Google has more litigation on its hands. Waze, the GPS navigation app Google acquired in 2013, is being accused of stealing proprietary mapping information from a Washington, DC-based rival called PhantomAlert prior to its acquisition. The search giant&#0" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Google sued over Waze’s alleged theft of map information by sskarthik Google has more litigation on its hands. Waze, the GPS navigation app Google acquired in 2013, is being accused of stealing proprietary mapping information from a Washington, DC-based rival called PhantomAlert prior to its acquisition. The search giant's purchase of Israeli-based Waze for $1.3 billion was a blockbuster mapping scoop that let Google tap into troves of important Waze data, which crowdsources mapping errors and traffic accidents to improve its product. Read more... sskarthik | September 4, 2015 at 1:31 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3icr Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/google-sued-over-wazes-alleged-theft-of-map-information/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com