Google, in its almighty big tech way of harvesting more of your privacy, has a hidden feature inside its photos and maps tools that looks like a weather map when accessed.

Everyone else will see both names.' Despite Google's claim of neutrality, users have reported that searches for Mexico's map still display 'Gulf of America', contradicting the company's statement.

In fact, if you go into Google Maps right now and use the Street View feature on your home, for example, you should see a pretty recent image, probably from the last year or so. However, that isn ...

Google Maps began using Gulf of America for users in the U.S. shortly after Trump's order, citing its "longstanding practice" of following the U.S. government’s lead on these matters.

A 1935 map of Miami Beach has glued-on updates showing how someone tried to keep up with the city’s ultra-rapid growth. One 1897 map of Cuba is printed on linen, a special order from Teddy ...

In Google Maps, there are three map types. For whatever reason, the web version classifies one of these as a “detail” rather than “type,” but we’ll stick to the latter.

A cool free tool creates a heat map of your Google Maps movement data in no time at all. You can immediately see where you spend most of your time and where you rarely go.

Here are all our favorite Google Maps hidden features you should try out for yourself. Hidden Google Maps features everyone should know 1. Dress up the Pegman (Image credit: Tom's Guide) ...