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Looking for the last human place on the internet? Try Google Maps

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There are plenty of other navigation apps out there but Google Maps ’ special sauce is its mountain of user-generated data.

Key to Google Maps' power is its volunteer workforce of obsessive “local guides” Clicking on these profiles feels vaguely illicit, like you’re tracking them for Asio .

The real joy of Google Maps lies in the moments when you get to see humans being playful with the otherwise prosaic tools at their disposal.