Interior Secretary says President Trump "reached out to Apple directly" about changing Lake Ontario to Lake America and the company may soon alter its maps
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Direct political pressure on Apple to rename Lake Ontario in its maps is a reminder that digital cartography is now a geopolitical surface. If your product encodes geography, borders, or place names, build a policy for handling state demands before you’re in the spotlight.
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