2022. 3. 2. 01:37ㆍ[§ Issue:Tracker]
구글이 우크라이나내 맵에서 트래픽 정보등의 라이브 서비스를 임시 중지한다고 밝혔다.
러시아군의 이동 동선에 구글의 교통정보들이 실제로 활용될 수 있었다고 판단되어
우크라이나 내의 사용자들의 정보가 러시아에 의해 활용되는 것을 막기 위함이라고 밝혔다.
기업형 IT 업체들인 구글을 포함한 SNS 및 온라인 서비스 업체들의
전시에 노출되어 있는 현지 우크라이나 사용자의 보호를 위해 이같은 조치를 한다고 전했다.
구글은 우크라이나 내 길 검색 사용자에 한해 한정적으로
실시간 교통정보를 사용하도록 변경하였다고 로이터통신에 의해 전해졌다.
**PS
정보전이 생명인 만큼 구글로 실시간 상황이 러시아가 활용할까 걱정하였는데 생각보다 세상은 빠르게 움직이는것으로 보인다.
Please stop, War..
--원문
Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine
The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.
The company said it had taken the action of globally disabling the Google Maps traffic layer and live information on how busy places like stores and restaurants are in Ukraine for the safety of local communities in the country, after consulting with sources including regional authorities.
Ukraine is facing attacks from Russian forces who invaded the country on Thursday. As missiles fell on Ukrainian cities, nearly 400,000 civilians, mainly women and children, have fled into neighbouring countries. read more
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation".
Big tech companies including Google have said they are taking new measures to protect users' security in the region.
Online services and social media sites have also been tapped by researchers piecing together activity around the war.
A professor at California's Middlebury Institute of International Studies said Google Maps helped him track a "traffic jam" that was actually Russian movement towards the border hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the attack. read more
Google said live traffic information remained available to drivers using its turn-by-turn navigation features in the area.