How Google unwittingly busted a Chinese car theft ring

Technology giant Google is a regular in headlines across the world, mostly for innovative hardware and online products, but this is the first time we've caught wind of the company stopping crime. A fascinating writeup on The Verge tells the story of Google doing just that – in China no less. Sophisticated and non-stop anti-fraud measures used by Google's AdWords to protect consumers from online scammers are at the heart of the story here.

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