To safeguard citizens, Google has disabled traffic data on Maps in Ukraine

To safeguard citizens, Google has disabled traffic data on Maps in Ukraine

The features highlight where there are traffic jams on roads and which shops and establishments are busy using anonymized location data obtained from Android handsets. According to experts, such information could provide insight into the invasion’s progress. After seeing odd “traffic bottlenecks” along the Ukrainian border on Google Maps, one open-source intelligence (OSINT) expert says he detected signs of the Russian invasion early last Thursday.