Google Blocks Access to Live Traffic in Ukraine

While the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues, embargoes and sanctions of companies come along, Google to protect the safety of civilians took a step forward. Many technological conveniences we have in the age of technology can turn into a disadvantage in such war situations.

In this context, Google has disabled a useful feature found in Google Maps. Google Maps, with the data it collects from Android devices anonymously, traffic situation to you provides. However, this feature will not be available in Ukraine for a while for security reasons.

Google Maps live traffic feature disabled in Ukraine

The live traffic feature of Google Maps is for the safety of citizens. Disabled in Ukraine. As a reason, it is possible to do to the high-traffic areas that appear on the maps. blocking attacks shown.

According to an OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) expert, Russia last Thursday at the border with Ukraine. conducted consecutive attacks in high-traffic areas. OSINT expert Professor Jerry Lewis said in a statement:I think we were the first people to see the attack and we saw it in the traffic app‘ said.

Traffic features disabled from global access however, Google says live traffic information will still be available for drivers in the area using turn-by-turn navigation features. It is unclear whether Google disabled these features during previous conflicts or wars.