Is New Google Maps ‘Floor Plan’ App Cause For Concern? | Talking Points Memo

A new mobile app from Google Maps is hitting a little too close to home for some users: The app, unveiled Thursday exclusively for Android users in the U.S., is called the Google Maps Floor Plan Marker. And the mouthful of a name belies a very simple premise: Google wants business owners to begin uploading detailed floor plans of the interiors of their “venues” so that anyone can see them on Google Maps.


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