As the battle in Ukraine continues, Google is rolling out an Android function it hopes will assist individuals within the nation keep protected. Ukraine’s authorities requested Google to deploy an air raid alert system on Android telephones, and it labored with the corporate to take action. Google says the function enhances the present air strike alerts — it is based mostly on alerts the federal government is already offering to its residents.
In the most recent replace to a weblog publish during which it particulars the steps it is taking to assist Ukraine, Google says it has now suspended most of its industrial actions in Russia. Those embody adverts for all entities based mostly in Russia, Google Cloud signups, funds on most companies and YouTube monetization options for Russian viewers. Free companies corresponding to YouTube, Gmail and Search are nonetheless obtainable in Russia in the meanwhile.
Starting at this time, resort homeowners in nations neighboring Ukraine can word on their enterprise profile if they provide discounted or free stays to refugees. Businesses can share particulars on their enterprise profile on Search and Maps about companies and help they’re providing to refugees from Ukraine.
Google can be letting NGOs in Warsaw use certainly one of its campuses to supply authorized and psychological assist to refugees. It beforehand introduced related assist for NGOs in Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, in addition to a $10 million pledge towards native organizations in Poland which are aiding refugees.
Meanwhile, Google’s Threat Analysis Group has detected exercise from FancyBear and Ghostwriter, hacking teams believed to have ties to Russia and Belarus, respectively. The group shared particulars about these threats earlier this week to extend consciousness amongst these within the safety neighborhood and those that could also be susceptible to cyberattacks.
In addition, the corporate says it has complied with an EU directive to take away Russian state-funded media web sites from search leads to the area. It’s additionally eradicating extra Russian media apps from Google Play.