Google Maps and other apps asked to restrict route options during Olympics

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Google Maps and other apps asked to restrict route options during Olympics
Navigation applications, such as Google Maps, have been asked by Paris's public transport authority to restrict suggested routes during the 2024 Olympic Games to the ones prepared for travellers, the body's chief executive said. "We have asked (Google Maps, City Mapper and others) to relay our ...

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