The option seems ripe for abuse, but Google says it will monitor for ‘suspicious and fake reviews.’
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.
Look for a new option under Your Profile that says Use a custom name & picture for posting. You’ll then be able to pick an illustration to represent you and add a nickname.
Google didn’t explain why it is introducing anonymous reviews; it pitched the idea as a way to be a business’s «Secret Santa.
