(Reuters) Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), announced on Sunday that it had temporarily blocked many Google Maps products in Ukraine that provide real-time traffic information and how crowded various locations are.
The business said that it disabled the Google Maps traffic layer and live information on how popular locations such as shops and restaurants are in Ukraine for the safety of the country’s residents after discussing with sources, including regional authorities.
Ukraine is under assault by the Russian military after their invasion of the nation on Thursday. As missiles dropped on Ukrainian cities, approximately 400,000 citizens fled into neighbouring nations, mostly women and children. Continue reading
Russia refers to its intervention in Ukraine as a “special operation.”
Google and other big technology companies say they’re taking more steps to keep their customers safe in the area.
Researchers have also dug into online services and social media sites to piece together activities around the battle.
Google Maps assisted a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California in tracking a “traffic bottleneck” that was really Russian movement near the border hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the assault. Continue reading
Google said that cars using its turn-by-turn navigation tools in the region were still getting the most up-to-date traffic information.
