Hikers rescued after following non-existent trail on Google Maps::It was unclear how the trail in British Columbia had appeared on Google Maps in the first place.

  • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    The alternative is blindly following some other app into the wilderness though. Doesn’t seem like such a cut and dry example of stupidity.

    • helenslunch@feddit.nl
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      1 year ago

      I mean yeah, it does actually. Other apps are explicitly designed for that purpose. It’s even recommended by the authorities in the OP.