Google Maps War
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In 2010, a Nicaraguan dredging crew accidentally trespassed on a small island controlled by Costa Rica. Why? Because they were using Google Maps to navigate. Unfortunately, Costa Rica sent in the police, then Nicaragua sent in their military, and the whole thing turned into an international incident. This is the story of the Google Maps War.
Sources
https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112623/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/150/18848.pdf
https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/the-first-google-maps-war/
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Distintivo_avanzamento_merito_di_guerra_ufficiali_inferiori,_sottufficiali_e_truppa_(forze_armate_italiane).svg
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