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412 Google Maps Will Let You Hide Your Identity When Writing Reviews

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 11/25/2025 19:02 EDT

Google Maps Will Let You Hide Your Identity When Writing Reviews

An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Four new features are coming to Google Maps, including a way to hide your identity in reviews. Maps will soon let you use a nickname and select an alternative profile picture for online reviews, so you can rate a business without linking it to full name and Google profile photo. Google says it will monitor for "suspicious and fake reviews," and every review is still associated with an account on Google's backend, which it believes will discourage bad actors...

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