India Proposes Rules Forcing Google, Uber to Get Map Permits
- Violaters to face seven years in prison, $15 million fine
- India has long-running border disputes with China, Pakistan
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India proposed rules requiring companies such as Alphabet Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. to submit their maps to the government for permission and vetting before they can be distributed.
Anyone that illegally acquires and publishes Indian map information could face penalties, including as many as seven years in jail and fines of as much as 1 billion rupees ($15 million), according to the draft rules. Punishment may also be imposed for wrong mapping information, including international borders.