Apple, Google, and Waze no longer provide live traffic data in the region, a tool that was used to reveal troop movements during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Apple Maps has flipped the switch on live traffic data in Israel and Gaza at the request of the Israeli Defense Forces, according to The Hill. The move follows Google and Waze who did the same yesterday, eliminating any options in the region to track traffic jams or source crowding information. Live traffic information has been used by grassroots movements in other conflicts to reveal details about troop movements or where crowds are gathered.
A Google Maps spokesperson told Gizmodo yesterday that the company “temporarily disabled the ability to see live traffic conditions and busyness information out of consideration for the safety of local communities.” Google and Apple turned off live traffic data during the invasion of Ukraine. Google Maps say it still offers routes and ETAs that take current traffic conditions into account for the affected region, and it seems Apple does as well.
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